Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans look to virus relief to avert economic and electoral disaster
The Labor Department for 18 straight weeks has reported new jobless claims of at least 1 million.
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Congress · 116th Congress
GOP virus aid package: Payroll tax cut out, restaurant deduction in
Senate Republicans were preparing to unveil a $1 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package amid an unwelcome jump in weekly jobless claims Thursday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ties between a bank and Rep. Harold Rogers raise questions about PPP loans
Rogers continues to receive dividends of between $100,001 and $1 million from the stake he owns in the bank’s holding company, Citizens Bancshares, according to his annual financial disclosure.
Congress · 116th Congress
Post office concerns highlighted at Senate hearing on elections amid COVID-19
[jwp-video n=”1″] Blunt responded that he had read about significant issues in primary elections that have taken place during the pandemic, and he suspected there would be litigation in close
Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid negotiations at a standstill as time dwindles
She dismissed the GOP’s overall $1 trillion target as “enough for about a third of our bill.” The House passed a nearly $3.5 trillion package in May.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
But funding the largest public service ad campaign in American history would amount to a rounding error in the forthcoming $1 trillion-plus legislation.
Policy · 116th Congress
New York bolsters fintech leadership role amid pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and co-founder of the policy group Alliance for Innovative Regulation, said she admires Lacewell’s initiative.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic lobbying tops K Street agenda, but spending dips
The chamber, including its Institute for Legal Reform affiliate, disclosed shelling out about $15 million for federal lobbying campaigns between April 1 and June 30 of this year, down from $21.6
Congress · 116th Congress
Payroll tax cut on menu in coronavirus aid talks, McCarthy says
Republicans plan to try to give workers a break on payroll taxes in their forthcoming $1 trillion-plus pandemic relief proposal, which they expect to unveil later this week as the starting point for negotiations
Congress · 116th Congress
Chaotic week greets lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill as the pandemic continues
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the same legislation headlines a complicated week on the House floor.
Congress · 116th Congress
Capitol Insiders Survey: Parties are poles apart on virus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats supported extending $600 weekly unemployment plus-ups and the eviction moratorium.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ratings changes: Electoral College looking good for Biden
[jwp-video n=”1″] While the precise cause can be argued, Trump’s job rating has been on a precipitous decline over the last two months, not only putting a second term increasingly out of reach
Opinion · 116th Congress
Most Americans want to help Dreamers. Trump shouldn’t stand in the way
[jwp-video n=”1″] A permanent legislative solution for Dreamers is needed to ensure these benefits remain.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s move on key environment law feeds Democrats’ strategy
That proposal received more than 1 million public comments. Democrats have been hammering climate change as a topic in recent weeks.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan letter urges extension of airline payroll support
“And without an extension of the PSP before then, hundreds of thousands of airline workers will be fired or furloughed on October 1.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators seem open to trade-offs for coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension] Pelosi, speaking at a news conference Wednesday to note that it’s been two months since Democrats passed
Congress · 116th Congress
For Congress, rancor and politics overshadow consequential coronavirus relief
But Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at the Capitol on July 9, said she would be reluctant to deviate from her three-part formula and said Republicans were trying to cap the cost at a too-low $1 trillion
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension
While Republicans have been considering setting an overall price tag of about $1 trillion for the next package, Pelosi said flatly, “That’s not enough.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Rating changes: Democratic control of Senate more likely because of Trump
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democratic challengers continue to raise money at astounding rates, but arguably the biggest factor in boosting Democratic chances is the president underperforming his 2016
Policy · 116th Congress
As payroll support nears an end, airline unions seek renewal
‘Depressed’ environment “The reality is that United simply cannot continue at our current payroll level past Oct. 1 in an environment where travel demand is so depressed,” the airline, which