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Republicans look to virus relief to avert economic and electoral disaster
The food stamp rolls have grown by 17 percent, or by 6 million people, since the coronavirus and state lockdowns crippled the economy in March.
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Road ahead: Congress rushing on coronavirus relief but pausing to honor John Lewis
On Thursday, as Lewis is laid to rest in Atlanta, the House will not vote before 6:30 p.m. to accommodate members traveling to Georgia for the funeral.
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Mother pushes Congress for change after son’s ‘preventable’ death in military accident
The emergency response was plagued by a series of vehicle and equipment problems and other mishaps that delayed lifesaving treatment after the Nov. 6 accident. The 20-year-old ultimately died.
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John Lewis to lie in state at the Capitol
On July 27, public viewing will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time and end at 10 p.m. It will run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 28.
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John Lewis, civil rights hero and ‘conscience of Congress,’ dies at 80
Johnson on Aug. 6, 1965. Lewis stands on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in between television interviews on Feb. 14, 2015.
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Mnuchin gives hints of PPP changes in next COVID-19 relief bill
Todd Young of Indiana that would take the PPP and allow businesses that have seen their revenues decline by at least a quarter apply for 6-months’ worth of fixed operating costs and payroll.
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Rep. Steve Watkins not giving up committee posts amid felony charges on voter fraud
Clarified, 6 p.m. | Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins is not planning to resign from his committee assignments after being charged Tuesday with felony voter fraud.
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For Congress, rancor and politics overshadow consequential coronavirus relief
ANALYSIS — Even as the House Appropriations Committee returned to routine business during the week of July 6 — considering bills to fund the government for the coming fiscal year — the pandemic hung over
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Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension
If benefits were extended through January, about 5 of every 6 recipients would earn more in benefits than they would on the job, the Congressional Budget Office said last month.
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Climate panel urges sweeping change, deep carbon cuts
Res. 6, which established the panel.Â
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GOP irked as $14 billion for water systems became $40 billion
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, meanwhile, approved its own bill reauthorizing the SRF on May 6. Neither bill has received a floor vote yet.
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Witnesses: No warnings from Park Police in clearing of square
[Invisible to most Americans, Park Police now in the spotlight] Both McDonald and Brace said police swiftly moved to break up the protesters at roughly 6:30 p.m., half an hour from the curfew
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Senate spending bills face delay over amendment fight
The House Appropriations Committee is on track to begin its markups the week of July 6.
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McConnell’s push to confirm judges may mean another tradition is dead
The last confirmation vote McConnell allowed under Obama was on July 6, 2016 — about two months earlier than the final vote Democrats allowed under Bush.
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Busy summer ahead for appropriators after pandemic delays
The House will follow the week of July 6 — the latest start for that chamber since at least 1985, according to legislative records.
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Protesters flood Capitol Hill and across Washington, lawmakers among them
A woman colors on an illustration of George Floyd as people gather outside the White House as they protest the death of George Floyd in Washington on Saturday, June 6, 2020.
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McConnell sets vote for Trump media agency pick, who has ties to Steve Bannon
Corrected, 6:20 p.m. | The Senate on Thursday will consider the nomination of conservative filmmaker Michael Pack, who has collaborated with former Breitbart News head Steve Bannon and is being actively
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Minority groups hit hard by crisis seek more congressional aid
More than 17 percent of Hispanic homeowners and 19 percent of African American homeowners had no or some confidence they could make their June mortgage payments, compared with about 6 percent of white
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Lawmakers eye NDAA to limit military gear transfers to police
Over the past three decades, the Defense Department has transferred over $6 billion worth of equipment to various law enforcement departments across the country.
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Budget nominee looks set to clear at least one Senate hurdle
Given the 8-6 ratio of Republicans to Democrats on the panel, if Romney were to vote against the nomination and all Democrats on the panel also voted ‘no,’ there would be a tie and Vought’s nomination