A Senate vote on Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court justice, a meeting between US and Chinese leaders, more House farm bill hearings, and a Friday Employment report are the highlights from Washington this week.
The past week’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping yields initial wins for U.S. beef and financial product trade, but no North Korea agreement.
Congress is on a two-week recess but has a lot of unfinished work when they return, including the Senate voting on USDA Secretary-nominee Sonny Perdue.
Lawmakers are on recess while trips abroad and North Korea capture Washington’s attention. Meanwhile, the IMF and World Bank hold their spring meetings in Washington.
The spend-happy Hollywood types have poured money into a special election today in Georgia to replace former Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) who was picked by President Donald Trump to head up Health and Human Services (HHS).
