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The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.
Congressional leaders took seven months to negotiate the $900 billion package, which was passed with overwhelming majorities that could overturn a presidential veto.
Lee tested positive for coronavirus after a White House event for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. The Utah Republican returned for the Judiciary Committee hearing Monday.
Before he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina senator said a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn't be filled during an election year. His position has changed.
The hearing included two panels, one on policing in the black community, and another, the chairman said, with "folks who can tell us about the other side of the story and ways to go forward."