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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters in the Capitol on Monday as the chamber reconvened.

A long road ahead for the next coronavirus relief bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 5, 2020 at 1:21pm
CQ Budget podcast, Ep. 152

The US may be heading into one of the worst recessions in history

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted April 27, 2020 at 1:53pm
CQ Budget podcast Ep. 151

Congress reaches agreement for a fourth relief bill, but is it enough?

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted April 22, 2020 at 11:02am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer wants the next relief bill to include $100 billion for hospitals and $150 billion for states, as well as an increase to the maximum monthly benefit for people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Congress struggles to find a solution for small-business funding

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Jim Saksa
Posted April 13, 2020 at 12:10pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters after a bill enrollment ceremony on March 27 for the coronavirus stimulus package.

Congressional leaders lay down markers for fourth relief package

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted April 6, 2020 at 2:13pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reminds photographers to practice social distancing after her television interview in Russell Building as Congress remains absent due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 4/2

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted April 2, 2020 at 4:20pm
A new COVID-19 testing site, operated by the Maryland National Guard, is set up in the parking lot outside FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The site will be open three days a week.

Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 4/1

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted April 1, 2020 at 5:59pm
Congress is in an extended recess period amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

What happens to the appropriations process now?

By David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt
Posted April 1, 2020 at 2:06pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives for his weekly news conference on Thursday.

Coronavirus Special Report: Morning minute 3/27

By Shawn Zeller and Micaela Rodríguez
Posted March 27, 2020 at 5:00am
A box of tissues and a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer sit on the desk in the Senate Reception Room in the Capitol.

Coronavirus emergency funding is just getting started

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Micaela Rodríguez
Posted March 9, 2020 at 5:56pm