Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker - April 9, 2021

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Biden set to release proposed 2022 budget outline

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April 9, 2021

Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking key presidential appointments, executive actions, and policy developments from the Biden administration.

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There are no committee hearings scheduled Friday. The Senate stands adjourned until April 12 for a full session.

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Biden is expected to release the initial outline of his proposed 2022 federal budget on Friday, which will include $715 billion for the Pentagon, up from $704 billion this fiscal year.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post on his opposition to eliminating or weakening the filibuster.
During a court hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, the Biden administration will announce its position on whether the Dakota Access pipeline should be shut down.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Democrats would likely pursue separate legislation on infrastructure and jobs, with a target of passing both before Congress' August recess.

Transition in Context: In Their Words...

Here’s what Democratic and Republican leaders have said about the American Jobs Plan.

“I don't think the bill can grow into a multi-trillion-dollar catch-all. A transportation bill needs to be a transportation bill, not a Green New Deal. It needs to be about roads and bridges." – Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
“You can't separate the climate part from this vision because every road we fix, every bridge we build, we can either do it in a way that's better for the climate or worse for the climate. Why wouldn't we want to be creating these jobs in a way that's better for the climate?" – Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (D)
“They're terming it 'social infrastructure.' Never heard that before. I think we need to talk to the American people and say, 'Is this what you envision with infrastructure? Are these job creators? Are we re-engineering our own social fabric here with a 50-vote majority?'" – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
“I think it's a wish list for every single mayor and almost every governor across the country. I mean, I think that this is something that, if I were the mayor of Boston a week ago when the president unveiled this plan, I would be excited because almost every aspect of this plan touches somebody in the city of Boston. And I can speak for a lot of mayors around the country. They're very excited about this legislation. So I don't think they view it as a liberal wish list. They view it as something that is much needed in America.” – Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh (D)

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