Dr. Anthony Fauci has announced that he will retire in December. He is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and has served in that role for 38 years. He has also been serving as the chief medical adviser to President Biden. While he has long been known to the biomedical research community, he has become a bigger public figure during COVID pandemic.
Category: Biden Administration
Biden Signs Reconciliation Bill
Last Tuesday, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act. Though smaller than the original plans for a reconciliation package, both the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are touting the measure as a major accomplishment.
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Confirmed
Late last week, the Senate confirmed Nasser Paydar as Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. He is the chancellor emeritus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and executive vice president at Indiana University.
A statement about his confirmation from Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is available here.
Senate Clears Reconciliation Package; House to Take It Up Friday
After a marathon series of votes on amendments over the weekend, the Senate cleared by a vote of 51-50 a version of the reconciliation budget package. With all 50 Democrats supporting the measure and all 50 Republicans voting against it, Vice President Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. Because the measure isa reconciliation bill, which provided it procedural protections, it could move forward in the Senate with a simple majority vote.
The House is currently scheduled to take it up on Friday.
We will provide further details about the bill in the near future.
Biden Signs CHIPS and Science Act
At a ceremony earlier today, President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act.
Additional background documents are available here.