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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President Signs Massive Stimulus
“This is the biggest relief ever signed” President Trump gathered with Cabinet members, lawmakers and members of the coronavirus task force in the Oval Office, thanking Republicans and…
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Senate Passes Economic Relief Package
House vote is expected on Friday. The Senate passed the roughly $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package, moving the bill to the House as Congress works to give families…
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White House and Congress Agree on Virus Stimulus Package
$2 trillion in aid apportioned to citizens, companies, and local governments Early on Wednesday morning, members of Congress and the White House agreed on the contents of a…
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Congress Grappling with Its Voting Mechanics
House has no confidence in system security. In the current era of social distancing and while Congress is at work on a massive relief bill to stem the…
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