Category: U.S. Senate

Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for IRS Commissioner

The U.S. Senate on March 9 voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee for commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Daniel “Danny” Werfel, confirmed in a 54-42 vote, managed to garner the support of several Senate Republicans and nearly all the chamber’s Democrats, save Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). “Mr. Werfel told the Finance Committee…


LIVE NOW: Senate Holds Hearing on “Restoring Competition to Our Digital Markets”

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Competition police, Antitrust, and Consumer rights holds a hearing at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 on how to “Reining in Dominant Digital Platforms: Restoring Competition to Our Digital Markets.” Fiona M. Scott Morton, Yale School of Management Professor of Economics; Chris Lewis, President and CEO of Public Knowledge;…


Senate Holds Hearing on ‘Restoring Competition to Our Digital Markets’

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights holds a hearing at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 on “Reining in Dominant Digital Platforms: Restoring Competition to Our Digital Markets.” Fiona M. Scott Morton, Yale School of Management professor of economics; Chris Lewis, president and CEO of Public Knowledge; Daniel…


LIVE NOW: Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearing on Crypto Mining

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works subcommittee holds a legislative hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on March on the environmental impacts of Crypto-asset mining. New York State Rep. Dr. Anna Kelles; PennFuture Senior Director for Energy and Climate Rob Altenburg; and Nebraska Public Power District Vice President for Customer Services and External…


Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearing on Crypto Mining

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works subcommittee holds a legislative hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on March on the environmental impacts of Crypto-asset mining. New York State Rep. Dr. Anna Kelles; PennFuture Senior Director for Energy and Climate Rob Altenburg; and Nebraska Public Power District Vice President for Customer Services and External…


Senate Holds Weekly Press Conference (March 7)

The U.S. Senate holds its weekly press conference at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 7. …


LIVE 2 PM ET: Senate Holds Weekly Press Conference (March 7)

The U.S. Senate holds its weekly press conference at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 7. …


LIVE 9 AM ET: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Testifies to Senate Banking Committee

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies at 9 a.m. ET on March 7 to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” …


LIVE 10 AM ET: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Testifies to Senate Banking Committee

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 7 to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” …


LIVE NOW: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Testifies to Senate Banking Committee

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 7 to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” …