Congress · 116th Congress
Details start to emerge about House Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pelosi said the Democrats’ next bill would also do more to set aside money specifically for very small businesses.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official files whistleblower complaint, citing cronyism in COVID-19 response
Bright was transferred to NIH to work on diagnostics testing — critical to combatting COVID-19 — where he has been entrusted to spend upwards of $1 billion to advance that effort,” Caitlin Oakley said
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Pelosi: Oversight commission chief selection coming ‘soon’
[jwp-video n=”1″] The leaders are under pressure to act soon. One of the four panel members, Rep.
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Alexander warns Congress could be a ‘virus spreading machine’ without rapid internal testing
[jwp-video n=”1″] McConnell and Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced in a rare joint statement over the weekend that they were turning down a Trump administration offer for rapid testing
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Democrats to push for $25 billion for Postal Service, Oversight chairwoman says
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Top intelligence nominee Ratcliffe faces lingering questions about qualifications
[jwp-video n=”1″] In response to a subsequent query from Republican Sen.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats doubt Trump attorney can give independent oversight
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McConnell-Pelosi decision to decline rapid coronavirus testing stirs questions, concerns on Hill
Monahan’s guidance from May 1 calls for employees to check their temperature each morning before reporting to work. Testing in the workplace is discouraged.
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Road ahead: Senate returns to new coronavirus normal on Capitol Hill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a Wednesday hearing on nominations.
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McConnell and Pelosi ‘respectfully decline’ rapid COVID-19 tests for Congress
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Policy · 116th Congress
Critics see politics as small lenders get assist in small-business relief
In the first round, just 4 percent of the authorized applications asked for more than $1 million, but they scooped up 45 percent of the forgivable loan program’s funds, according to SBA data.
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Pelosi puts $1 trillion price tag on state and local virus needs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said states and local governments could need nearly $1 trillion in additional aid to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Broadband push gains traction for next virus aid package
Their plan would provide an additional $1 billion to establish a grant program for states to help close gaps in broadband adoption and to create a grant program to further push broadband access.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell focused on bringing Senate back to Washington as health concerns grow
[jwp-video n=”1″] For context, with more than 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths, more American have now died from the coronavirus than U.S. servicemembers in the Vietnam War.
Congress · 116th Congress
Undeterred by pandemic, lawmakers ready their NDAA proposals
[jwp-video n=”1″] Climate resiliency, Space Force, joint operations Rep.
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Members, staff in the dark about prevalence of Capitol Hill coronavirus cases
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Neal wants to restore Nixon-era state and local aid program
[jwp-video n=”1″] It’s not clear how long it would take Congress to agree on a distribution formula, which can raise a host of fairness questions.
Congress · 116th Congress
Testing and troubleshooting are key to ‘Virtual Congress’ task force effort
[jwp-video n=”1″] The group heard from House officers including Chief Administrative Officer Philip G. Kiko, who is in charge of technology systems and cybersecurity for the chamber.
Policy · 116th Congress
McConnell nixes infrastructure in next economic recovery bill
On April 1, the California Democrat convened a press call indicating that she’d like to include the House’s five-year $760 billion infrastructure spending plan in the relief bill after the roughly $2 trillion
Congress · 116th Congress
White House ‘studying’ options for second round of rebate checks
Pelosi told House Democrats on a conference call earlier this month that more cash payments are a priority for a new aid package, which she said could top $1 trillion, though that was before the