Policy · 116th Congress
Senate stimulus bill snags on trade aid, food stamps
-China trade agreement and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, which could take effect June 1.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Self-swab coronavirus tests face regulatory and logistic issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] Yet even those who typically push for strong FDA oversight acknowledge the agency had to take a calculated risk in order to increase testing availability, which so far has
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats want bigger coronavirus appropriation in Senate bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the aid to hospitals in the bill is less than Democrats want.
Congress · 116th Congress
No deal yet on stimulus as stock market teeters on the edge
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Policy · 116th Congress
Health industry scrambles for funding in third coronavirus bill
The $1 trillion COVID-19 Senate GOP stimulus bill is filled with provisions the health care industry has long desired and could help bolster the response to the pandemic, but it also contains loosely related
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate dining operations substantially scaled back because of COVID-19
. | As the Senate works on a $1 trillion aid package to mitigate the disastrous economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, food service workers supporting the business of the chamber will work reduced
Congress · 116th Congress
House Dems want to combine coronavirus stimulus, supplemental
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Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell: Huge coronavirus stimulus plan ‘not the last word’
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and GOP House committee chairmen said in a statement that they’ve been in regular contact with Senate Republicans but that they
Policy · 116th Congress
FDA walks back Trump claims on COVID-19 drugs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump gave an optimistic timeline for the deployment of two treatments: remdesivir, an experimental HIV and antiviral drug that has not yet been approved by the FDA, and hydroxychloroquine
Policy · 116th Congress
Shortage of supplies for virus leads Trump to invoke war powers
[jwp-video n=”1″] “In France, factories that once manufactured fancy perfumes are starting to churn out needed hand sanitizer instead.
Policy · 116th Congress
In memo, Rep. Maxine Waters lists stimulus priorities, ignoring industries
Waters’ six-page plan would go much farther than other proposals, including the administration’s proposal that would potentially exceed $1 trillion in direct payments to households and loans to businesses
Policy · 116th Congress
Farm group warns of ‘bare shelves’ without expedited work visas
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Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs coronavirus aid package, with more to come
[jwp-video n=”1″] McConnell reiterated he plans to keep the Senate in session, possibly during weekends, to draft and pass a third package to combat the health care and economic impacts of the
Policy · 116th Congress
Public health experts worry about spread of COVID-19 misinformation
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” he said.
Policy · 116th Congress
‘Shutdown of travel’ seen as White House, Congress plan rescues
An Amtrak spokeswoman said the company estimates it will need about $1 billion through the remainder of the year to make up for the ridership and revenue loss, with daily ridership down more than
Policy · 116th Congress
Foes of smoke-flavoring ban unmoved by high rate of lung-cancer deaths
[jwp-video n=”1″] The one with the most lung cancer deaths in his district to oppose the bill was Republican Harold Rogers, a longtime cigar smoker whose southeastern Kentucky district in Appalachia
White House · 116th Congress
Health agency gives Florida Medicaid flexibility responding to coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Public response to virus The move comes as about two-thirds of U.S. residents say they are taking action to protect themselves from the pandemic, according to a new poll released
Congress · 116th Congress
House may not return to session until third coronavirus response bill is ready
[jwp-video n=”1″] A formal schedule update that Hoyer’s office sent Monday afternoon only announced that no votes would be held March 23, the date the House was scheduled to return from its
Congress · 116th Congress
Immigrants tested for coronavirus won’t be penalized applying for naturalization, USCIS says
[jwp-video n=”1″] Immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers had been pushing for the Trump administration to suspend the public charge rule altogether because of the coronavirus pandemic
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Road trip: Sen. Sherrod Brown skips air travel amid coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Too many people are in bars and restaurants, out in big groups. In Ohio, those places have now been closed down by the governor.