Replacing Senator Richard Burr. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Senator Marco Rubio had been chosen to temporarily lead the Senate Intelligence Committee as…
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House Could Return for Aid Vote Next Week
House package is at odds with the Senate. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House could return next week to pass a major economic aid bill aimed…
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Senators Return to Capitol Hill
Social distancing rules to be put in place. On Monday, the Senate returned to Washington D.C. in order to bring a new session to order amid the third…
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President Trump Signs New Aid Package
Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill passed by Congress. On Friday, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law. The bi-partisan bill was passed…
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Congress Prepares for Debate Over State, Local Aid
Governors and local officials ask for funding. The $3 trillion in coronavirus relief passed by Congress was done in a rare run of a bipartisan spirit that now…
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Senate Holds Extra Tuesday Session
Both parties seek to pass more COVID-19 aid On Tuesday, Senate leaders agreed to hold an unplanned meeting in order to pass the next round of COVID-19 aid.…
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Small Business Fund Needs Replenishing
Congress is in recess until May 4. The $350 billion in funding for the federal government’s small business relief program is exhausted. As a result, hundreds of thousands…
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U.S. Post Office in Need of Assistance
Lawmakers warn it could shut down by June. In a statement sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, two lawmakers noted that the United States Postal Service is…
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Lawmakers Block Senate Bid to Aid Small Businesses
Senate adjourns until Monday. Conflicting ideas swirled around in the Senate that resulted in blocking plans to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to help small businesses. Senate…
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Small Business Loan Program Needs More Funding
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will approve more this week. He said he would aim to approve more funding for the program that Congress created last…
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