U.S. Senate
Senate Session
2020-12-19T10:59:29-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTgzXC8yMDIwMTIxOTExMDIxNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief package. Members confirmed the nomination of Thompson Michael Dietz to be a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims against the federal government. Members also advanced Beth Harwell’s nomination to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Two inspectors general nominations failed to get enough votes to invoke cloture: John Chase Johnson for the Federal Communications Commission, and Eric Soskin for the Transportation Department.
The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief pa…
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The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief package. Members confirmed the nomination of Thompson Michael Dietz to be a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims against the federal government. Members also advanced Beth Harwell’s nomination to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Two inspectors general nominations failed to get enough votes to invoke cloture: John Chase Johnson for the Federal Communications Commission, and Eric Soskin for the Transportation Department. close
The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief pa… read more
The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief package. Members confirmed the nomination of Thompson Michael Dietz to be a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims against the federal government. Members also advanced Beth Harwell’s nomination to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Two inspectors general nominations failed to get enough votes to invoke cloture: John Chase Johnson for the Federal Communications Commission, and Eric Soskin for the Transportation Department. close
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