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EPA’s Wheeler defends pandemic moves as Markey demands apology
A Democratic senator demanded that the EPA administrator apologize for regulatory actions and rollbacks that the lawmaker said make the pandemic worse.
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Senators propose job-training tax credit for those left unemployed by pandemic
Senators propose job-training tax credit for those left unemployed by pandemic - Coronavirus
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Foreign Relations chairman denounced for dispensing with Senate courtesies
Chairman Jim Risch, with little notice to Democrats, scheduled a vote on a Trump nominee under investigation for allegedly taking money from a nonprofit.
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Pelosi activates 45-day authorization for proxy voting, remote committee meetings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has exercised her authority under new House rules to allow proxy voting and remote voting due to concerns about the coronavirus.
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House to vote on stand-alone small-business loan program fixes
The House will vote next week on changing terms of the Paycheck Protection Program that have served as obstacles to some small businesses seeking relief.
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Experts fear worsening global food crisis if US does not lead
Humanitarian relief experts are calling on the U.S. government to play a leadership role in ensuring that global food supply lines remain open.
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GOP senator: No recess without coronavirus aid package
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., says he’ll block the chamber from recessing for next week’s Memorial Day break to protest inaction on another virus aid bill.
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Energy nominee likely to face questions on Yucca
Energy nominee likely to face questions on Yucca - Congress
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Ex-aide dishes to investigators about Guam delegate’s alleged affair with staffer
A former staffer for Del. Michael F.Q. San Nicolas told congressional investigators his former boss had an improper affair and broke federal law.
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No tests, no masks, no problem! Trump visits Senate Republicans
When Donald Trump visits the Capitol, there apparently is no need to wear a mask or get tested, standard procedure at the White House.
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Democrats raise ruckus over demoted Transportation watchdog
House Democrats demanded to know why an acting inspector general at the Department of Transportation was abruptly removed in favor of a political appointee.
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House bills would let regulators study blockchain, backers say
Measures would ensure that the SEC and the CFTC could avoid transgressing strict procurement rules and still obtain access to industry-created technologies.
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Amid the pandemic, Senate floor still all about the nominations: Road Ahead
Though coronavirus continues to dominate the headlines Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seemed signal a more patient approach to further coronavirus aid.
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This GOP member defends sleeping in his office, says it isn’t a health hazard
North Carolina GOP Rep. Ted Budd sent a letter to Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton and Congress’ attending physician Brian Monahan on Tuesday.
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Post-COVID economic recovery expected to be slow, CBO says
The Congressional Budget Office said the U.S. economy will contract at an annualized rate of almost 38 percent in the second quarter of this year.
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Ocasio-Cortez bill would award stock in companies getting aid
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed that corporations receiving federal coronavirus aid should distribute company shares to workers until it is repaid.
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With schools shut, Democrats seek funds to close ‘homework gap’
Children of color suffer from the homework gap more than others, but the problem is felt wherever family incomes are low.
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McCarthy touts newly sworn-in Republicans as a sign of positive November
Kevin McCarthy trotted out the two newest members of his conference — fresh off special election wins — in what he took as a promising harbinger.
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USCIS seeks $1.2 billion from Congress
The federal immigration agency seeks emergency funding to offset drastic falloff in fees for green card and visa applications.
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Lawmakers cry foul over firing of State inspector general
Senate Republicans are demanding an explanation for the abrupt ouster of the latest inspector general removed from his post in recent weeks.