Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update: 3/26

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell

Posted March 26, 2020 at 6:19pm

Tonight: We unpack what’s in the massive stimulus bill passed by the Senate late Wednesday to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can expect from the House on Friday. Then, we have a daily roundup of health policy news.

Show Notes:

Pelosi lays out Democrats’ priorities for next round of coronavirus legislation
Fed Chairman: The U.S. may be in a recession
Antitrust cops to speed collaboration reviews in COVID-19 fight
Investors managing $4.7 trillion urge firms to resist layoffs amid pandemic
JCT: Coronavirus aid bill to cut taxes by $591B over 10 years

Senate readies stopgap as House tries again on full-year bills

Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., has introduced a bill that would guarantee pay for active-duty military, reservists and certain civilian employees, including at the Coast Guard.

Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said he expects to beat a federal indictment and criticized those calling for him to resign.

Menendez expects to win ‘biggest fight yet,’ defends seized cash

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin has long focused on protecting human rights and stopping corruption abroad.

Cardin to take Foreign Relations gavel after Menendez charges

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., is seen outside a House Appropriations Committee markup in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 18. Lee, ranking member of the House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, has urged a quick, clean reauthorization of PEPFAR.

Lee, administration officials issue plea for five-year PEPFAR

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday that 50,000 USDA workers would be furloughed, affecting spending in the communities where they work and loans to farmers.

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