Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week: As RBG is honored, Congress plods on
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Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats drafting $2.4 trillion coronavirus relief bill
Democrats will need to trim about $1 trillion from the legislation the House passed in May that previously served as their starting point in the talks.
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes stopgap funding bill shortly after bipartisan deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] The measure includes new provisions that would extend pandemic-related flexibilities in the food stamp program for another year and expand the school meals program to those
Policy · 116th Congress
Mnuchin, Powell say Congress needs to pass more COVID-19 relief
narrowed the gap, but talks still seem stalled with a $700 billion gulf between Democrats’ $2.2 trillion demand and the Trump administration’s latest offer of $1.5 trillion — considerably more than the $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Stopgap spat and Supreme Court tension dominate week
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The continuing resolution introduced today will avert a catastrophic shutdown in the middle of the ongoing pandemic, wildfires and hurricanes, and keep government open until
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats prep fallback option on stopgap funding
signed off on the proposal, which comes after negotiators missed a self-imposed deadline at noon on Friday for releasing the stopgap bill needed to avert a partial government shutdown beginning Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Stopgap funding talks bleed into weekend amid farm aid pushback
The plan had been for the House to file the stopgap legislation around noon Friday, and the Rules Committee had scheduled a 1 p.m. Monday meeting.
Policy · 116th Congress
U.S. bans TikTok, WeChat from app stores starting Sunday
Corrected 1:18 p.m. | The Commerce Department on Friday said it was banning two popular apps owned by Chinese companies, with one of them being prohibited as soon as Sunday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Deal elusive on stopgap funding as deadline nears
Despite the best efforts of top Capitol Hill and White House officials, drama is creeping back into negotiations over the stopgap spending bill needed to avert a partial government shutdown Oct. 1.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Nancy Pelosi may be many things. But ‘crazy’ isn’t one of them
[jwp-video n=”1″] Well before Trump was ever elected, Doug Heye worked as communications director for the Republican National Committee during Pelosi’s first term as speaker and later as an
Congress · 116th Congress
White House shows flexibility on coronavirus aid; Pelosi holds firm
[jwp-video n=”1″] State budget officers have refuted the Treasury Department’s figures, arguing the estimates are outdated and don’t account for funds that have been committed.
Congress · 116th Congress
House will stay until coronavirus aid deal, Pelosi says
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I think the holdup, frankly, is we get into a fight over the overall price tag we can begin with instead of talking about programs one by one,” Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate joins House in not deferring payroll taxes for staff
[jwp-video n=”1″] Many other federal government agencies will participate in the tax deferral, but implementation on Capitol Hill would be fraught with special challenges, as Chief Administrative
Congress · 116th Congress
Despite pressure for COVID-19 relief deal, stalemate continues
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who’ve been leading negotiations with Democrats on behalf of the GOP, are willing to end up somewhere in the low-$1
Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer: House eyeing vote on stopgap funding bill next week
That gives congressional leaders and the White House just a few days to wrap up negotiations on details of the continuing resolution, which is needed to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
House will not give staff payroll tax break allowed by Trump action
Trump last month gave employers the option starting Sept. 1 to defer collection of employee payroll taxes, which are withheld in paychecks, for individuals who make less than $4,000 on a bi-weekly
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP seeks unity ahead of Thursday vote on ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief bill
McConnell’s been trying to consolidate Senate GOP support around a smaller package after he publicly admitted that some 20 Republicans would vote against the earlier $1 trillion package he introduced
Congress · 116th Congress
Road Ahead: Coronavirus aid, spending deadline loom, but slow start expected for Congress’ return
Schumer said Republicans would be moving in the “wrong direction” if they were to vote on an even more limited version of their $1 trillion aid bill.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Skinny’ coronavirus relief plan grows slightly; Senate to vote Thursday
While larger than an earlier draft circulated last month, that would still be substantially shy of the $1 trillion July rollout that landed with a thud among Senate Republicans.
Policy · 116th Congress
Divide between Democrats, Republicans widens over coronavirus relief
After Labor Day, Senate Republicans are expected to take up a “skinny” version of a pandemic relief package that is likely well under $1 trillion.