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☆ Two former lawmakers from the left and the right on Biden's economic agenda
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.87 time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTwo former lawmakers from the left and the right on Biden's economic agendaDonna Edwards, former U.S. congresswoman from Maryland, and Eric Cantor, vice chair of Moelis & Co. and former House Majority Leader, joined "Squawk Box" on Wednesday to discuss the Biden-Harris economic agenda.

Persons: Donna Edwards, Eric Cantor, Harris Organizations: Biden Locations: U.S, Maryland

☆ Yellen to tell lawmakers 'act big' on coronavirus relief
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. I believe they’ll pass it, we’ll see another big package and that’s a short-term positive but a long-term negative. Yellen will reportedly stress the need to “act big” and take advantage of low borrowing rates to address what many view as a K-shaped recovery. “Reports suggest that if asked, Yellen will disavow a weak dollar policy whilst affirming commitment to a market-determined exchange rate. Press comment suggests Janet Yellen intends to argue that the US should ‘go big’ on fiscal easing.

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☆ "Act big" on stimulus, Biden's Treasury nominee Yellen to tell lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, will urge lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. FILE PHOTO: Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. “Neither the president-elect, nor I, propose this relief package without an appreciation for the country’s debt burden. A spokeswoman for departing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who steps down on Wednesday, could not immediately be reached for comment. Treasury Secretaries have previously affirmed their commitment to a market-determined exchange rate and some in recent years have said that a strong dollar is in U.S. interests.

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☆ "Act big" on stimulus, Biden's Treasury nominee Yellen tells lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. “Neither the president-elect, nor I, propose this relief package without an appreciation for the country’s debt burden. But right now, with interest rates at historic lows, the smartest thing we can do is act big,” Yellen, a former Federal Reserve chair, told the Senate Finance Committee. A spokeswoman for departing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who steps down on Wednesday, could not immediately be reached for comment. She also said that she believed some, but not all, of the signature 2017 tax reform act should be repealed.

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☆ Spend big now, pay down debt later, Biden's Treasury nominee Yellen tells lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, participates remotely in a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., January 19th, 2021. Targeting relief to people in the greatest need, and to small businesses, will create “a great deal of spending per dollar spent, they’ll create jobs throughout the economy,” Yellen said. “Neither the president-elect, nor I, propose this relief package without an appreciation for the country’s debt burden. A spokeswoman for departing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who steps down on Wednesday, could not immediately be reached for comment.

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☆ QUOTES-Yellen to tell lawmakers "act big" on coronavirus relief
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Treasury Department, will tell the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the government must “act big” with its next coronavirus relief package. The plan calls for bold investment to jump-start the economy and accelerate the distribution of vaccines to bring the virus under control. U.S. stock futures were up ahead of Yellen’s presentation, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street. The U.S. dollar index was off and U.S. 10-year Treasury note yields were about 1 basis point above where they closed on Friday. Press comment suggests Janet Yellen intends to argue that the US should ‘go big’ on fiscal easing.

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☆ QUOTES 3-Yellen to tell lawmakers "act big" on coronavirus relief
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. Yellen’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee came one day before Biden is to be sworn into office, having last week outlined a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal. I believe they’ll pass it, we’ll see another big package and that’s a short-term positive but a long-term negative. Yellen will reportedly stress the need to “act big” and take advantage of low borrowing rates to address what many view as a K-shaped recovery. Press comment suggests Janet Yellen intends to argue that the US should ‘go big’ on fiscal easing.

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☆ Janet Yellen heads to Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Anneken Tappe | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

"The pandemic has caused widespread devastation," Yellen says in her testimony. Yellen, the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, has the credentials required by the crisis, the former officials said. The former Treasury secretaries pointed out that Yellen was previously confirmed by the Senate, most recently in 2014. "It is hard to imagine a better prepared nominee to meet this great moment of need than Dr. Yellen," they wrote. "Any delay in confirming Dr. Yellen will only allow concern and confusion to grow among our allies," the letter said.

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☆ Oracle's PAC paused donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the election results, after 'hundreds' of employees asked leadership to speak up
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Oracle's PAC will "pause contributions to anyone who voted against certifying" the 2020 election. Oracle's political action committee on Sunday announced on Twitter plans to "pause contributions to anyone who voted against certifying the November 2020 election results." The PAC is run by a steering committee made up of Oracle employees who are contributors. For example, if an employee donates $200 to the Oracle PAC, Oracle will match $200 to, say, the Boys' and Girls' Club. Are you an Oracle employee or do you have insight to share?

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☆ U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Paresh Dave | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Racial justice activists have warned that facial recognition can perpetuate discriminatory policing and constant tracking could become the norm. Miami police submitted 13 possible names from searches it ran using software from Clearview AI, Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar told Reuters. He doublechecked likely hits using facial recognition from Microsoft Corp’s Azure cloud computing service, he said. Facial recognition previously helped Sheldon unmask mercenaries involved in an attack in Syria as part of research into global conflicts and disinformation. For the Capitol investigation, the technology enabled him to quickly find assailants on social media and study their motivation.

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☆ Amazon faces backlash from Indian ruling party lawmakers over web series 'Tandav'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-17 | by ( Rajendra Jadhav | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is pictured inside the company's office in Bengaluru, India, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File PhotoMUMBAI (Reuters) - A local official from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Sunday registered a police complaint against an Amazon Prime web series alleging it insults Hindu gods and goddesses, and threatened to launch a protest at the company’s office in Mumbai. He called on the ministry to immediately form an authority to regulate streaming platforms, and in the meantime called for a ban on the series. India late last year brought streaming platforms under the oversight of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and said it plans to regulate their content. Reuters partner ANI reported on Sunday that the ministry had summoned Amazon Prime Video officials in connection with the controversy.

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ET Presidential Transition Live Updates: Biden Pushes Forward With Agenda as Anxiety Hangs Over Washington The president-elect announced a series of executive actions for his first 10 days in office. On his first day in office alone, Mr. Biden intends a flurry of executive orders that will be partly substantive and partly symbolic. Michael D. Shear andAdvertisement Continue reading the main storyLoews Hotels says it won’t host a fund-raiser with Senator Josh Hawley. Ms. Harris chose Justice Sotomayor for the task, according to a Harris aide who was confirming a report by ABC News. The vice president-elect and Justice Sotomayor have a shared background as former prosecutors.

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☆ Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers fostered false election allegations that fueled Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Phil Mccausland | Phil Mccausland Is An Nbc News Reporter Focused On Rural Issues | The Social Safety Net. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

Tom Wolf has assigned 450 members of the state’s National Guard to protect the Pennsylvania Capitol. A day prior to the riot in the Capitol, Pennsylvania Republicans refused to seat state Sen. Jim Brewster, a Democrat who won a tight race in the western part of the state by 69 votes. Mastriano and Perry, both Republicans, are two Pennsylvania lawmakers who pushed election fraud conspiracy theories in their state at two levels of government. Fetterman and other Democrats lay much of the responsibility for the perpetuation of the election falsehoods in Pennsylvania at the feet of Perry, Mastriano and state Republicans. Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee, in Gettysburg, Pa. on Nov. 25, 2020.

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☆ 'What the hell's the matter with them?': Biden scorches GOP lawmakers who didn't wear masks in secure areas during Capitol riots, saying they need 'to grow up'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday excoriated Republicans who refused to wear masks while huddled with other lawmakers during the Capitol riots, saying they needed "to grow up." "Quite frankly, it was shocking to see members of the Congress while the Capitol was under siege by a deadly mob of thugs refuse to wear masks while they were in secure locations," he said. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday excoriated Republicans who refused to wear masks while huddled with other lawmakers during the Capitol riots, saying they needed "to grow up." "Quite frankly, it was shocking to see members of the Congress while the Capitol was under siege by a deadly mob of thugs refuse to wear masks while they were in secure locations." "For God's sake, wear a mask if not for yourself but for your loved ones — for your country," he said.

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☆ Walgreens and Pfizer become the latest corporations to suspend political donations to Republican lawmakers who objected to Biden's presidential win
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer has also reportedly decided to also suspend contributions to those lawmakers for six months. Some corporations are choosing to suspend all political donations instead of to just the senators and representatives who objected to Biden's certification. Pfizer will also reportedly suspend political contributions to the 147 lawmakers who moved to object to Biden's Electoral College victory. Some companies, like Microsoft and Facebook, have paused all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats. The American Bankers Association, the second-biggest PAC donor to the 147 senators and representatives, is one organization that told Insider it is pausing political donations.

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ET Live Updates: Amid Fears of Inauguration Violence, Man With Gun and ‘Unauthorized’ Credential Is Arrested in Washington The man’s father said he was working as a security guard at the Capitol. Mr. Biden has resisted calls to move the inauguration ceremony indoors for the sake of safety. Without specifically mentioning Mr. Trump, Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drew an implicit contrast with his administration’s dismissive attitude toward expert opinion. Mr. Biden also said that Dr. Francis S. Collins would remain as the director of the National Institutes of Health. “Go have fun with the press,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Bolton, who claimed he purposefully made visible what appeared to be “confidential” notes.

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☆ Montana Republican targets transgender youth with 2 new bills
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Dan Avery | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

A Republican lawmaker in Montana has introduced a pair of bills targeting transgender youth. Montana State LegislatureFuller told Montana Public Radio that, as a former women’s soccer coach, he believes allowing transgender girls to play on women’s teams is unfair. Readings for both Montana bills were rescheduled from Wednesday to Jan. 20 to allow for public comment. Republicans, who currently control both chambers of the Montana state Legislature, will have until April to pass the measure this legislative session. “Make no mistake: these bills target and attack trans youth and will cause them serious and lasting harm,” ACLU of Montana Executive Director Caitlin Borgmann said in a statement.

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☆ No 'direct evidence' of plot to kidnap or kill lawmakers in U.S. Capitol attack: Justice Department official
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: 1 min

FILE PHOTO: Michael Sherwin, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 12, 2021. The acting attorney for Washington and FBI provided an update on criminal charges related to the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. Sarah Silbiger/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department official on Friday said there is currently no direct evidence of efforts to capture or assassinate lawmakers in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “We don’t have any direct evidence of kill capture teams,” said Michael Sherwin, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, in a press conference with reporters.

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☆ Small businesses can get a second PPP but not this popular Covid-era loan
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, testifies at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on June 10, 2020 in Washington. Applications for a second grant — a Targeted EIDL Advance — will become available in coming days, Clements said. Hard-hit entrepreneurs may be frustrated by the inability to draw a second EIDL loan. Revenue among small businesses fell by nearly a third and 30% of small businesses shuttered last year, according to Opportunity Insights. PPP loansPPP applicants can get a maximum loan of $2 million in the second funding round.

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☆ Capitol police probing claims GOP lawmakers gave tours to Trump supporters before riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Capitol Police said Friday that they are investigating allegations by Democratic members of Congress that Republican lawmakers gave tours of the Capitol to supporters of President Donald Trump a day before a pro-Trump mob rioted there. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J. had said Tuesday that on Jan. 5 she saw "members of Congress who had groups coming through the Capitol ... a reconnaissance for the next day." Sherrill vowed to hold accountable "those members of Congress that incited this violent crowd, those members of Congress that attempted to help our president undermine our democracy." Five people died during the riot, including a Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, who was killed by members of the mob. The riot interrupted the confirmation by a joint session of Congress of Biden's win in the Electoral College.

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ET Live Updates: Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Mob Members Tour of Capitol Before Riot The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week’s assault. That means the trial will not effectively start until after Mr. Biden is sworn in on Wednesday, officials involved in the planning said. The latter option may be more appealing to Mr. Biden, but it could undercut Democrats’ argument that Congress must move urgently to impeach and try Mr. Trump. Speaking from Delaware on Thursday to introduce his sweeping economic plan, Mr. Biden urged lawmakers to come together and pass additional relief. Mr. Trump immediately seized on the investigation, using it as evidence to his false and discredited theories of widespread voter fraud.

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ET Live Updates: Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Rioters Tour of Capitol Before Siege The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week’s assault. But Mr. Lindell’s ability to walk into the Oval Office and meet with Mr. Trump underscored the type of conspiracy theorists who still appeal to Mr. Trump, so long as they are saying what he wants to hear. Everytown for Gun Safety is calling for a ban on firearms in state Capitol buildings, polling places and vote-counting sites. Mr. Trump immediately seized on the investigation, using it as evidence to his false and discredited theories of widespread voter fraud. Lawmakers hid under their desks from violent protesters after President Trump encouraged them during a rally to head to the Capitol.

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☆ 'Grow up': Biden slams lawmakers who refuse masks
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World'Grow up': Biden slams lawmakers who refuse masksPostedWhile detailing his plan to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said it was "shocking" to see some Republican members of Congress not wearing masks to prevent the spread of the virus and told them it was "time to grow up."

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Newly released court documents made clear the danger at the Capitol was worse than feared, and prosecutors accused some of the riot’s most prominent figures of intent to harm lawmakers. At least 40 people have been arrested so far and nearly 100 charged in connection with the riot, law enforcement officials told reporters on Friday. On Friday, federal prosecutors in Washington unsealed charges against one of their most wanted, Dominic Pezzola, a 44-year-old former Marine and member of the far-right Proud Boys group. According to a cooperating witness quoted in court papers, Mr. Pezzola had taken the shield from a Capitol Police officer. “They plan to kill every single” person “they can,” the witness said, adding that Mr. Pezzola and his men had access to firearms.

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☆ Congressman concerned about being harmed by fellow lawmakers
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Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) says that anyone who brings a gun onto the floor of the House poses a danger to other lawmakers.

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