Floor Vote Wilbur Ross

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.

Floor vote wilbur ross.

Ross was widely expected to be approved monday night after he. 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. All votes r epublicans d emocrats i ndependents. 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.

This case is pending in the u s. The final vote on ross was 72 27. Ross instructed the census to end its field operations oct. Before founding wl ross co ross ran the bankruptcy restructuring practice at n m rothschild sons in.

The national urban league is leading a coalition of counties cities advocacy organizations and individuals in a challenge to the trump administration s decision to abandon the u s. Wilbur louis ross jr. District court for the northern district of california. Convene and resume consideration of s 4049 the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021.

Census bureau s covid 19 plans and rush the data collection and data processing timelines for the 2020 census. 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. Ross jr of florida to be secretary of commerce feb 27 2017 at 7 01 p m. On the nomination pn32.

Floor proceedings wednesday jul 22 2020 10 00 a m. Senate calendar latest issue executive calendar latest issue pdf previous meeting tuesday jul 21 2020. 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. The senate approved wilbur ross to lead president trump s commerce department on monday evening.

In the senate some votes are not about legislation at all since the senate must vote to confirm presidential nominations to certain federal positions.