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

‘When the dealin’s done’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.

DOJ drops investigation into Fed’s Powell

A worker navigates the scaffolding outside the Russell Senate Office Building with the Capitol dome in the background on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Lutnick testifies on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lutnick urges boost for trade enforcement at BIS

Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing in the Capitol.

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