Congress · 116th Congress
House vote on aid bill set despite Democrats upset over omissions
[jwp-video n=”1″] Beyer’s proposal focused on enhanced unemployment benefits.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid bill and proxy voting readied for House action
Lowey touted the nearly $1 trillion in aid for cash-strapped states and local governments.
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Democrats would suspend most debt payments, add housing funds
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Efforts to require broad mortgage forbearances under the HEROES Act could have negative impacts on the mortgage industry and the economy as a whole,” said National Association
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Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
far, Frontier Airlines announced on May 7 that it would be implementing temperature screenings via touchless thermometers for all passengers and team members prior to boarding flights, effective June 1.
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Senate Democrats sore on ‘right-wing judges,’ but they’re OK with the nominees headed to floor soon
[jwp-video n=”1″] Four district court nominations on Thursday’s agenda — William Scott Hardy for the Western District of Pennsylvania; John Peter Cronan for the Southern District of New York
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House Democrats ready proxy voting rules change
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We will now move forward on these temporary emergency procedures to ensure the House can continue fully working for the people during this public health and economic emergency
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States, local governments would get $1 trillion in Democrats’ aid package
House Democrats would provide almost $1 trillion in pandemic-related relief for states, cities and counties, at least a six-fold increase over what Congress spread around in a previous round of aid.
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House pitches justice system changes in new COVID-19 relief bill
House Democrats proposed more than $1 billion in additional spending to address the coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s prisons in a new relief bill unveiled Tuesday, along with provisions for sweeping
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House spending bill would boost transit, Amtrak, highways
[jwp-video n=”1″] The bill would also dip into the Treasury’s General Fund to pay for highways and airports.
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Trump pick to oversee COVID-19 money advances to Senate floor
[jwp-video n=”1″] “As an IG nominee with personal ties to the White House Counsel’s Office and an administration outwardly hostile to anyone who tries to hold the president accountable, Mr.
Congress · 116th Congress
House COVID-19 bill includes low-income utility aid
The bill would distribute at least $1 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for firefighting efforts.
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How to keep coronavirus off Capitol Hill is still an open question among GOP
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Supreme Court appears ready to cap lawmakers’ power to subpoena presidents
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Congress may be forced to deal with coming wave of bankruptcies
An economics study Gross, Kluender and others published last September found that hiked filing fees resulting from 2005 bankruptcy law revisions may have resulted in more than 1 million fewer bankruptcies
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Democrats’ $3 trillion virus aid bill back on for House vote Friday
Aid to cash-strapped states and local governments alone could amount to about $1 trillion.
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Road ahead: Coronavirus causing scheduling havoc, but Senate presses ahead with other business
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under a prior agreement, a trio of amendments are in order, along with potential side-by-side counterproposals from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell or a senator of his
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Pent-up tax demands could resurface in House Democrats’ aid bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] One provision would make the child tax credit fully refundable, increasing it from $2,000 to $3,000 for six years and boosting it to $3,600 for children under 6 years old.
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Supreme Court could reshape congressional subpoena power in Trump case
[jwp-video n=”1″] The oral arguments, which will be conducted remotely over the telephone because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mean the high court will step into a case that is a microcosm of the
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The Senate and partisanship return to the Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] It’s easy to understand Coons’ frustration, since confirmations that require a simple majority vote are a foregone conclusion in today’s Senate.