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Airlines get what they wanted in Senate stimulus negotiations
Grants, he said, would be allocated in proportion to the salaries and benefits airlines paid between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2019.
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Grants, he said, would be allocated in proportion to the salaries and benefits airlines paid between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2019.
. $1 billion for the Defense Production Act implemented by President Donald Trump to ramp up production of protective equipment, ventilators and other medical supplies. $1 billion to the Indian Health
“At last, we have a deal,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on the floor a little after 1:30 a.m. “We’re going to pass this legislation later today.”
For the Legislative Branch portion of the bill, the Senate is slated to get $10 million — $1 million of those funds would be sent to the sergeant-at-arms to cover teleworking costs for committees and offices
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’re reviewing it now. We have our staff and our chairmen reviewing the bill. I’m optimistic, but we’ll see,” she said.
The bill would provide $1 billion toward purchases under the Defense Production Act, a Korean War-era law that gives the president broad authorities to provide domestic industry with financial incentives
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sasse said on the floor he too would support the broader stimulus measure.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democratic plans The House led negotiations with the White House on the first two phases of Congress’ response to the pandemic, but the Senate took the lead on the phase three
It makes sense when your economy is nose-diving to spend some money that can be borrowed at under 1 percent.”
[jwp-video n=”1″] CDC recommends that asymptomatic people with a risk of developing COVID-19 self-isolate.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Supreme Court justices fill out annual financial disclosures that list when a private entity or school gives them more than $390 in meals, lodging or transportation.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Roaring back “There has to be some emphasis on making sure the economy is strong coming out of this,” said Skanda Amarnath, director of research at Employ America.
But Schumer earlier said the upcoming 1:30 p.m. votes were now “essentially irrelevant.” He added that “we’re prepared to speed up that agreement on the floor” once there’s a bipartisan deal.
House Democrats have also indefinitely postponed their annual retreat, which was scheduled for April 1-3 in Philadelphia. The caucus announced the postponement on March 12.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the aid to hospitals in the bill is less than Democrats want.
Speaking on CNN, Schumer said the figure “may not get that high, but it’s going to be certainly amply more than $1 trillion, $1.4 trillion.”
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senators defied a standing request from McConnell to enter and exit votes quickly and to not linger.
But reaching a deal so quickly on sweeping legislation that could cost $1 trillion or more was shaping up to be a tall order.
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