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House inches toward low-tech remote voting with proxy vote proposal
Members have put pressure on leadership to come up with a way for the House to continue urgent legislative business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Restaurant owners: Small biz program not enough to save industry
Independent restaurant owners say the small-business loan program created last month won't be enough to save their industry.
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Small-business loan fund runs out as aid talks drag on
The Small Business Administration on Thursday reached its limit for issuing new forgivable small business loans as talks resume on new coronavirus aid.
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Second round of emergency medical provider funds delayed
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told the House Appropriations Committee the distributions could take another week and a half to calculate.
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Congressional task force to advise White House on post-pandemic economy has wide swath of party rosters
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have joined a task force to provide counsel to President Trump on getting the economy moving after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Democrats seek info on how Trump officials distribute life-saving supplies
Democrats seek info on how Trump officials distribute life-saving supplies - Coronavirus
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Remote voting, hearing changes for House may come too late for pandemic use
House Democratic leaders appear to be accelerating consideration of remote voting and hearings in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virus aid talks bleed into Thursday amid small-business funds lapse
Top Democrats and the Trump administration were in talks Wednesday over how to provide additional funding for forgivable small-business loans.
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Trump threatens to force Congress to adjourn so he can make recess appointments during coronavirus crisis
President Donald Trump is threatening to use extraordinary powers to adjourn Congress so he may make recess appointments to his administration.
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Democrats want $30B to fix Trump’s ‘failed’ COVID-19 testing before reopening the country
Senate Democrats who say the Trump administration "repeatedly failed to recognize the need for extensive testing to fight COVID-19."
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Some staff in the Capitol told to wear masks, but not lawmakers
The Architect of the Capitol is requiring staff to wear face coverings to limit the spread of coronavirus, but that mandate does not include members of Congress.
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Congress won’t be back until May at the earliest
The Senate will not return to Washington for regular legislative action before May 4, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday.
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GPO employee 3D prints face shields for hospital
David Thibodeau, an IT specialist at the GPO, has created and delivered 27 face shields and 60 surgical mask tension release bands to a local hospital.
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Cities back Democrats’ virus aid formula amid small-business stalemate
Mayors of small and mid-sized cities say they were shortchanged in last month's coronavirus relief package and want a bigger slice of the next aid round.
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This senator wants to make sure Trump can’t #FireFauci
Sen. Ed Markey wants to make sure President Donald Trump can't fire National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director, Anthony S. Fauci.
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These Democrats want automatic triggers to keep coronavirus relief flowing
A growing number of House Democrats are pushing for automatic triggers to provide certainty that federal aid for the coronavirus pandemic will keep flowing.
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Biodefense must be a permanent White House focus, Murphy and Romney say
Two senators say the National Security Council should have a permanent pandemic coordinator and staff that is written into law.
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Rebukes of Trump assertion of unlimited power coming from across GOP spectrum
President Donald Trump and his assertion of total authority was rebuked from across the spectrum from members of his own party.
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DeSaulnier moved out of intensive care, continues pneumonia recovery
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier was moved out of intensive care Monday but remains hospitalized as he continues his recovery from pneumonia.
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Counties push Democrats for more generous slice of virus aid
Democratic leaders should change the funding distribution for local governments in their latest COVID-19 aid package to send a bigger share to counties.