Congress · 116th Congress
Fine print issues snag tentative pact on coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the day negotiators struck an optimistic tone while acknowledging the clock was working against them.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Congressional leaders near $900B coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak and Doug Sword contributed to this report.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell recognizes Biden win: ‘The Electoral College has spoken’
[jwp-video n=”1″] The dam had begun to break on Monday, with Republican senators, including Roy Blunt of Missouri, Rob Portman of Ohio and John Thune of South Dakota noting that Biden and Vice
Policy · 116th Congress
FCC order to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese 5G gear will confront Biden
R-Miss., the chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are urging party leaders to include the funding in an upcoming omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1,
Congress · 116th Congress
Hill leaders seek to clinch spending, coronavirus aid deals
Congressional leaders late Tuesday said they were close to locking down agreements on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package and a coronavirus relief bill that could deliver up to $1 trillion in additional
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden rallies Democrats in Georgia Senate runoffs as GOP plays up one-party rule as a danger
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue and Loeffler have yet to acknowledge his victory, but they have nevertheless stuck to the message that they are the last line of defense against Demcocratic majority
Congress · 116th Congress
To constrain a presidency, House Democrats seek Republican support
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans next year might still control the Senate, where McConnell has not voiced support for any such measures.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump must decide before Christmas whether to sign or veto massive defense bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the event of a veto override vote, though, it remains to be seen how many Republicans would switch their positions and decline to override a veto.
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators wrapping up omnibus deal, plan to file Tuesday
House and Senate lawmakers are close to agreement on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 and are planning to file the legislative text on Tuesday, according to
Congress · 116th Congress
Roberts leaves Senate with warning about attacks on food supply
[jwp-video n=”1″] Known as the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program — for former Sens.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan group strikes deal on coronavirus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] The other $160 billion has proven harder to maneuver.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs short-term spending bill, preventing shutdown
The new stopgap law gives lawmakers an extra week to negotiate an omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Current funding had been set to expire at midnight Friday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate objections threaten to delay stopgap funding vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul said he wanted to remove language in the defense measure restricting the president’s ability to withdraw or reduce troops overseas, which would affect U.S. personnel in
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief package not winning GOP converts
The bipartisan group didn’t include direct payments in their plan because they were told Republicans wouldn’t accept a package costing over $1 trillion.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief talks stuck on liability waiver
The plan would provide $1 billion for states to upgrade their unemployment systems for technology modernization and fraud prevention.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Rothenberg’s best and worst of 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sycophant of the year Nominees: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey GrahamGeorgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly LoefflerOhio Rep. Jim JordanFlorida Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Inauguration planning the latest thing to enter the controversy zone
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Policy · 116th Congress
As Congress talks, businesses try GoFundMe to survive COVID-19
[jwp-video n=”1″] But small-bar owners say the initial program didn’t do enough for them while letting big chains and businesses that were barely hurt take most of the funds.
Congress · 116th Congress
Capitol Insiders Survey finds staffers pessimistic on virus relief
Now, it seems, Trump will not sign a bill even as generous as the $1 trillion measure McConnell offered in July.