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Before taking office, President Joe Biden rolled out a proposed COVID-19 relief proposal that includes some long-held priorities of so-called “progressive” Democrats. One of those priorities is a $15 per hour minimum wage. Democrats hope to get enough Republican support in the Senate to advance the proposal through regular order, but they’re not ruling out the use of budget reconciliation to pass a COVID-19 bill if they fail to get many Republicans on board.
Shortly after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in April 2020, and endorsed the presumptive nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, Biden and Sanders announced the formation of a “unity task force” to bridge the divide between the Democratic Party establishment and the so-called “progressives” in the party ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
While perusing Facebook a couple of nights ago, I noticed this story from Forbes on the United Nations’ Emissions Gap Report 2020. The report provides an annual analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and recommendations to reduce emissions to diminish the impact of climate change.
As a Georgia native, I know that the Georgia Senate runoffs will affect far more than partisan control of Congress. It could also determine whether some working families and small-business owners retain their jobs and livelihoods in the months to come.