Floor Vote Wilbur Ross

The senate approved wilbur ross to lead president trump s commerce department on monday evening.

Floor vote wilbur ross.

The final vote on ross was 72 27. Steny hoyer the house majority leader will call for a floor vote next tuesday to hold attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross in contempt over the white house s. Convene and resume consideration of s 4049 the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021. Ross instructed the census to end its field operations oct.

House democrats are expected to move forward with contempt charges for attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross after their respective departments declined to turn over. District court for the northern district of california. This case is pending in the u s. 5 despite judge lucy koh s preliminary injunction in san jose california last week allowing the head count of.

A federal judge on tuesday indicated she may move forward with contempt proceedings after commerce secretary wilbur ross defied court orders to continue the 2020 census talking points memo first reported. Before founding wl ross co ross ran the bankruptcy restructuring practice at n m rothschild sons in. Washington commerce secretary wilbur ross was roasted before a house of representatives committee wednesday in a hearing that lasted more than six hours. Ross was widely expected to be approved monday night after he.

In the senate some votes are not about legislation at all since the senate must vote to confirm presidential nominations to certain federal positions. Wilbur louis ross jr. Senate calendar latest issue executive calendar latest issue pdf previous meeting tuesday jul 21 2020. On the nomination pn32.

Born november 28 1937 is an american investor and businessman serving since 2017 as the 39th united states secretary of commerce a member of the republican party ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer ceo of wl ross co from 2000 to 2017. The house on wednesday voted to hold attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross in contempt of congress for failing to produce documents the oversight and reform committee. It was not a roast of the comedic variety however with ross repeatedly scorched by democrats as he struggled to explain why he sought the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020. Ross jr of florida to be secretary of commerce feb 27 2017 at 7 01 p m.

Census bureau s covid 19 plans and rush the data collection and data processing timelines for the 2020 census.