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Federal courts seek more money and judges in next COVID-19 bill
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the U.S. Judicial Conference has sent Congress a pandemic-related funding request and 17 policy proposals.
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Jaguar Health’s price hike questioned by Democrats
Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney and Jackie Speier chided the drugmaker for tripling the price of a drug that could be used with potential coronavirus treatments.
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Alexander warns Congress could be a ‘virus spreading machine’ without rapid internal testing
One of the Congress' leading voices on health policy warned the House and Senate could be virus spreading machines without rapid testing for coronavirus.
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Details start to emerge about House Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says an extension of the forgiveness period for PPP loans would be included in the next coronavirus relief bill.
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Pelosi: Oversight commission chief selection coming ‘soon’
Top congressional leaders will soon name the head of a five-member panel to oversee $500 billion in coronavirus rescue funds.
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Loeffler still owns millions in individual company stock
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who has been scrutinized for trades she made after a private briefing on the coronavirus, hung on to millions in corporate securities.
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McConnell sets up nominees, Schumer predicts ‘one of the strangest’ Senate sessions
Mitch McConnell teed up a handful of nominees the chamber is set to vote on this week as senators return to Washington amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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McConnell-Pelosi decision to decline rapid coronavirus testing stirs questions, concerns on Hill
The top House Republican broke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday, saying he disagreed with the decision to reject rapid coronavirus tests.
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DeSaulnier released from hospital after month and a half stay due to pneumonia
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier was released from the hospital this weekend after a month and a half stay due to pneumonia complications from a rib fracture.
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Road ahead: Senate returns to new coronavirus normal on Capitol Hill
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll closes in on 70,000 people, the Senate will return to consider nominees and could handle other items, including FISA.
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Pentagon mulling request for additional COVID-19 funds
The Pentagon hasn't said how much it needs in any future pandemic relief package, but officials have said it could be in the billions.
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McConnell and Pelosi ‘respectfully decline’ rapid COVID-19 tests for Congress
Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi agreed to reject an offer from the Trump administration to provide Congress with rapid-results testing for COVID-19.
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Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay
Watch as we discuss the benefits, drawbacks and the seeming inevitability of expanding telehealth with a Georgetown University professor.
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McConnell focused on bringing Senate back to Washington as health concerns grow
Despite concerns about coronavirus infection rates on the rise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is bringing his chamber back to the Hill.
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Pelosi puts $1 trillion price tag on state and local virus needs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said states and local governments could need nearly $1 trillion in additional aid to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How is Congress preparing the country for a second wave of coronavirus?
Lawmakers are scrambling to make use of a brief window of bipartisanship to beef up the nation’s ability to handle a pandemic before a second wave.
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Broadband push gains traction for next virus aid package
House Democrats renewed their push for an $86 billion broadband expansion, arguing students will be left behind if the pandemic lasts into the fall.
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Undeterred by pandemic, lawmakers ready their NDAA proposals
Armed Services Committee members are working from their districts to prepare proposals for inclusion in the annual defense authorization bill.
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Pelosi names seven Democrats to new coronavirus subcommittee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced her picks for a new select panel that will conduct oversight over federal relief efforts for the pandemic.
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Coronavirus-hammered state budgets worse off than feared: report
The COVID-19 pandemic could cost state governments $650 billion over the next three years, according to a new report released as federal aid talks heat up.