House Session, Part 2
August 23, 2021The House returns to legislative session to consider two bills under Suspension of the Rules. Later, members may also consider a $3.5 trillion budget resolution and infrastructure legislation.
The House returns to legislative session to consider two bills under Suspension of the Rules. Later, members may also consider a $3.5 trillion budget resolution and infrastructure legislation.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) holds a press availability on Capitol Hill following a classified briefing on the fall of Afghanistan. He says the evacuation effort is “unlikely” to be completed by August 31.
The House Rules Committee meets to consider voting rights legislation. Earlier, members discussed and the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget resolution.
House lawmakers react to an intelligence briefing on the fall of Afghanistan.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan brief reporters and respond to questions on the ongoing evacuation efforts from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-New York) delivers a farewell address.
President Biden urges unvaccinated Americans to get vaccinated now that the FDA has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, saying the Delta variant is “dangerous.” He also calls on the private sector to step up vaccine requirements.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor provide an update on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans, telling reporters that approximately 16,000 individuals have been transported out of the country.
The House will debate and vote on the budget resolution and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
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