Coronavirus relief: Trump signs legislation into law
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus relief: Trump signs legislation into law

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a coronavirus relief package that includes provisions for free testing for Covid-19 and paid emergency leave. McConnell reiterated Wednesday that he would not adjourn the Senate until it passed what lawmakers are describing as a “phase three” economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus outbreak. That’s particularly important for our staff here and the front of the chamber, so I would encourage everyone to take full advantage of a full 30-minute roll call vote. Come in and vote, and leave.” He asked members to be aware of “social distancing” as they came over to the chamber and departed it and said, “With that, I think we will be able to get through the voting that will occur in all likelihood later today without violating any of the safety precautions that have been recommended to us by the Capitol Physician and others.” LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus pandemic changes life as we know it Trump’s support for the House measure cleared the way for a broad, bipartisan vote in the House at the end of last week.

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White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US
2 years, 10 months ago

White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US

Al Jazeera  

New preparedness plan requires more funding to restock the nation’s stockpile of tests, antiviral pills and masks. US President Joe Biden‘s administration has laid out a new national blueprint to combat COVID-19, including any possible future outbreaks of new variants, without shutting down schools and businesses. It said the additional funding would help restock the nation’s stockpile of tests, antiviral …

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another round of stimulus checks is on the way. President Joe Biden signed a COVID-19 relief package worth nearly $1.9 trillion into law on Thursday. In that same provision, however, Senate Democrats also decided to forgive taxes on the first $10,200 in unemployment income for Americans with household incomes of less than $150,000 — a major relief …

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill

Al Jazeera  

President in national address will say all US adults will be eligible for COVID vaccine no later than May 1. President Joe Biden, riding high on a significant legislative victory in the US Congress, signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill at the White House on Thursday, marking one year of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Biden will …

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected

LA Times  

President Biden signed a sweeping $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday, authorizing a massive infusion of federal aid aimed primarily at working families. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, the people who built this country, a fighting chance,” Biden said after signing the bill …

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon. “That’s what the essence of it is.” Congress on Wednesday passed the relief package, which has been Biden’s first and most pressing legislative priority since taking office in January. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said the enrolled bill arrived …

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. If it makes it to his desk, Mr. Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — could sign …

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday
3 years, 10 months ago

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday

Al Jazeera  

Democrats in the US House have scheduled the final vote on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to approve President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package for the United States, Democratic leaders said. The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday set procedures for the approval of the US Senate’s amended version …

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the country's pandemic-stricken economy, capping hours of debate, frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. "I promised the American people help was on the way," said Mr. Biden in an address from the White House, after the plan was …

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

Senators worked overnight through Saturday morning to get through a deluge of Republican amendments to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which passed the Senate on Saturday. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Senate has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, with $1,400 direct payments to many Americans, a $300 weekly unemployment benefit until September …

Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Senate voted to begin debate on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Thursday after Democrats agreed among themselves on the final details of the bill, which includes funding for schools, vaccine distribution and jobless benefits. Sen. Joe Manchin wanted to keep unemployment benefits at their current $300 per week in addition to ending …

Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
3 years, 10 months ago

Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency, an unapologetically partisan approach based on the calculation that it’s better to advance the giant COVID-19 rescue package and other priorities than waste time courting Republicans who may never compromise. But the rush through Biden’s first 100 days is shaping up …

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives is poised to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Friday even as Republicans unify in opposition to the measure backed by President Joe Biden. “Clearly, pent-up demand and frustration with the previous administration pushed President Biden to want to get something done quickly in the midst of this virus,” said Bill Hoagland, senior …

February 22, 2021 coronavirus news
3 years, 10 months ago

February 22, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg/Getty Images This week is President Biden’s first big test, as his massive relief Covid-19 relief bill comes together on the Hill, with very little bipartisan support. On the cusp of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths and nearly one year into the pandemic that devastated the economy, saw rising unemployment, shuttered businesses and shattered families, Democrats will try to remain united …

Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package
3 years, 11 months ago

Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package

NPR  

Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package Enlarge this image toggle caption Senate TV via AP Senate TV via AP Updated at 2:31 p.m. ET The House quickly approved a budget resolution intended to speed the drafting of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Sponsor Message The Senate process took several days — Harris arrived …

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone
3 years, 11 months ago

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone

LA Times  

President Biden meets Republican senators to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. As President Biden met with 10 Republican senators Monday to test the waters of bipartisanship on coronavirus relief, Democrats on Capitol Hill took the first step toward fast-tracking the administration’s $1.9-trillion proposal through a legislative …

White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief
3 years, 11 months ago

White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Top aides to President Joe Biden on Sunday began talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as Biden faces increasing headwinds in his effort to win bipartisan backing for the initial legislative effort of his presidency. One key Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, said afterward, “It seems …

Transition: Biden’s team finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government
3 years, 11 months ago

Transition: Biden’s team finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden’s transition team found a culture of coronavirus skepticism within Donald Trump’s federal government as they prepared to take office, sources close to the Biden transition told CNN, with political appointees loyal to the President reflecting his dismissiveness of public health guidelines and sometimes mocking career employees for wearing masks. The Biden transition was subject to some …

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate
4 years ago

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate

NPR  

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images Updated at 2:34 p.m. ET Democrats and President Trump hectored Senate Republicans on Tuesday to take up legislation passed by the House that would increase direct relief payments to many Americans — but the path ahead remains …

Donald Trump ends days of drama, signs pandemic relief bill into law
4 years ago

Donald Trump ends days of drama, signs pandemic relief bill into law

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump finally relented on Sunday, signing into law a bill that will provide $900 billion in Covid-19 relief for American families and business, and $1.4 trillion to keep the federal government funded until September. U.S. President Donald Trump at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump conveyed his decision in a statement on …

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
4 years ago

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown. “The compromise bill is not perfect, but it will do an enormous amount of good for struggling …

Donald Trump signs massive USD 900 billion COVID relief bill
4 years ago

Donald Trump signs massive USD 900 billion COVID relief bill

India TV News  

Ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown, US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. “I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items …

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown
4 years ago

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After throwing the bill into doubt earlier this week, President Donald Trump caved Sunday night and signed the coronavirus relief and federal spending measure, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of unemployed Americans get some relief going into the new year. Trump said he wanted to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 ― as …

House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP
4 years ago

House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP

NPR  

House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 10 p.m. ET The House voted to increase coronavirus disaster relief payments for Americans to $2,000 per person on Monday in a bid by Democrats to capitalize on political divisions among Republicans. The vote, 275-134, passed with the …

Stimulus bill: Trump chooses chaos with delayed signature of Covid relief package
4 years ago

Stimulus bill: Trump chooses chaos with delayed signature of Covid relief package

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is driving the country through chaos from behind the wheel of his golf cart. Seeming to realize the mess he’d created, Trump’s statement afterward appeared face-saving, insisting that one of his trade-offs for signing the bill was lawmakers agreeing to “focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 …

Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill
4 years ago

Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a $US2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a partial federal government shutdown. Key points: The package includes $US900 billion in pandemic relief and $US1.4 trillion to fund Government agencies through to September It had already been passed by both the House and …

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal After His Criticism Threatened To Derail It
4 years ago

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal After His Criticism Threatened To Derail It

NPR  

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal After His Criticism Threatened To Derail It Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Drago/Getty Images Al Drago/Getty Images Updated at 9:30 p.m. ET President Trump on Sunday night signed a massive coronavirus relief and spending package, relenting on a measure he had called a "disgrace" days earlier. On Christmas Eve, House Democrats sought to follow …

Trump signs sweeping coronavirus relief measure after bipartisan appeals
4 years ago

Trump signs sweeping coronavirus relief measure after bipartisan appeals

LA Times  

President Trump crosses the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One earlier this month. Hogan, who has been critical of Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 332,000 Americans, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the president “should have weighed in eight months ago” if he wanted bigger stimulus checks included …

Trump signs coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law after lengthy delay
4 years ago

Trump signs coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law after lengthy delay

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump signed the massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law Sunday night, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to millions. Trump’s signature of the $900 billion Covid relief package extends unemployment benefits for millions of jobless gig-workers and independent …

Joe Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ in push for President Donald Trump to sign Covid-19 relief package
4 years ago

Joe Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ in push for President Donald Trump to sign Covid-19 relief package

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden has called on President Donald Trump to sign the bipartisan Covid-19 relief bill, warning that any further delay has “devastating consequences” for Americans. Trump has not yet signed the joint $900 billion relief package and government spending bill that Congress passed this week, saying that the bill doesn’t provide enough money in direct payments and …

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
4 years ago

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. “Anyone who thinks this bill is enough hasn’t heard the desperation in the voices of their constituents, has not looked into the eyes of the …

$900 billion COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
4 years ago

$900 billion COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

Live Mint  

Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. “So much needed relief just in time for the holidays.” The $300 per week bonus jobless benefit was half the supplemental federal unemployment benefit provided under the …

US House passes $900 billion Covid relief package
4 years ago

US House passes $900 billion Covid relief package

Live Mint  

The House easily passed a USD 900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked on a USD 1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle …

Trump Criticizes Latest Coronavirus Relief Package, Calls It 'Disgrace'
4 years ago

Trump Criticizes Latest Coronavirus Relief Package, Calls It 'Disgrace'

NPR  

Trump Criticizes Latest Coronavirus Relief Package, Calls It 'Disgrace' On Tuesday, President Trump has tweeted a video, criticizing the latest pandemic relief bill. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump is throwing a big wrench into the massive COVID relief bill that Congress overwhelmingly passed last night. It's not clear if President Trump says it has to change, if some Republicans would …

President Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it
4 years ago

President Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is asking for changes to the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, leaving the future of the $900 billion stimulus in doubt. “I’m asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2000 or $4000 per couple,” Trump said in a video released on Twitter. It really …

Despite his boasts, Trump again is no deal-maker as Congress seeks pandemic relief bill
4 years ago

Despite his boasts, Trump again is no deal-maker as Congress seeks pandemic relief bill

LA Times  

As Congress’ Democratic and Republican leaders for the past week tortuously negotiated a long-awaited $900-billion coronavirus relief package, President Trump remained mostly out of sight at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, tweeting falsely that he’d won reelection and hosting holiday parties despite a worsening pandemic. And that is where things often got hairy for us.” At the outset of …

US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid
4 years ago

US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid

Al Jazeera  

Long-awaited deal would give $600 direct payments to individuals and boost unemployment payments by $300 a week. The Senate’s top Republican and Democrat said on Sunday they had reached an agreement on a nearly $900bn package, a deal that would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history, following a $2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. “Anyone who thinks …

Hill leaders reach $900 billion Covid relief deal in breakthrough following partisan disputes
4 years ago

Hill leaders reach $900 billion Covid relief deal in breakthrough following partisan disputes

CNN  

Washington CNN — Congressional leaders announced Sunday night that they have secured a deal for a sweeping $900 billion rescue package to deliver much-needed relief for small businesses, unemployed Americans and health care workers while bolstering vaccine distribution. In a joint statement on the deal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “We are going to …

Pelosi, McConnell Get Coronavirus Vaccine, Urge Members To Do Same
4 years ago

Pelosi, McConnell Get Coronavirus Vaccine, Urge Members To Do Same

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell getting the shot on Friday and the top Capitol doctor urging all members of Congress to join them. The leaders’ vaccinations came hours after Vice President Mike Pence received it …

Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
4 years ago

Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages

CNN  

CNN — When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his presidency as the number of Covid-19 deaths in the US soared past 3,000 each day, the virus spread unchecked and Congress dithered over the details of an emergency relief package that …

McConnell turns away from Trump as Congress hones Christmas coronavirus rescue bill
4 years ago

McConnell turns away from Trump as Congress hones Christmas coronavirus rescue bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “We are close.” That’s what House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief package
4 years, 1 month ago

New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief package

LA Times  

The Trump administration is back in the middle of Capitol Hill’s confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916-billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans but eliminate a $300-per-week employment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators. He offered few details, though House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said it proposes …

Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief
4 years, 1 month ago

Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won’t include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, a Republican senator involved in the bipartisan talks says. “President Trump has indicated that he would sign a $908 billion package — there’s only one $908 billion …

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Calling the November jobs …

Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell agreed to attach coronavirus relief to upcoming spending bill
4 years, 1 month ago

Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell agreed to attach coronavirus relief to upcoming spending bill

Salon  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced on Friday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had agreed to combine this year's annual omnibus spending bill with a coronavirus relief package, offering hope that stimulus for Americans economically suffering during the pandemic may be on its way. One day after the bill was first unveiled on Tuesday, Pelosi and Senate Minority …

McConnell rebuffs bipartisan Covid proposal while circulating another partisan GOP bill
4 years, 1 month ago

McConnell rebuffs bipartisan Covid proposal while circulating another partisan GOP bill

The Independent  

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Trump team admits to keeping Biden officials in dark over Covid vaccine plan
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump team admits to keeping Biden officials in dark over Covid vaccine plan

The Independent  

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White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution
4 years, 1 month ago

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution

NPR  

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The White House Coronavirus Task Force and President-elect Joe Biden separately gave updates on the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and how their teams were working to defeat it as health officials on Thursday warned against holiday travel to limit …

A new coronavirus stimulus package looks unlikely until Biden administration
4 years, 1 month ago

A new coronavirus stimulus package looks unlikely until Biden administration

LA Times  

Hopes that Congress would move swiftly after the election to provide more coronavirus relief for Americans are fading as Senate Republicans continue to resist large spending measures and pressure from President Trump to take action has waned. “We need to think about — if we’re going to come up with a bipartisan package here — about what size is appropriate,” …

White House says chances slim on pandemic aid deal before election
4 years, 2 months ago

White House says chances slim on pandemic aid deal before election

Live Mint  

Washington: The White House on Tuesday tamped down expectations for a major coronavirus relief package to be agreed upon by the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, saying House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was seeking too much. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the proposal from Pelosi's Democrats included stimulus checks for immigrants who are in the United States …

Coronavirus Relief Package Not Coming Before Election
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus Relief Package Not Coming Before Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Following the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adjourned his chamber until after Election Day, officially signaling that Congress won’t enact a new coronavirus relief bill before the election — and potentially not before 2021. “We said, ‘We can get something done before the election, at least …

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