Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi: Coronavirus stimulus deal an improvement, but under review
[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.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Stimulus aims to lend to small business on good-faith pledge
[jwp-video n=”1″] Most of the paperwork would come at the end: Companies would need to prove they actually needed the loans and used them as intended when they apply for debt forgiveness.
Policy · 116th Congress
Oil purchase to fill strategic reserve dropped from stimulus
[jwp-video n=”1″] But DOE would need money from Congress to make purchases for the SPR. The department has about $10 million in its SPR fund.
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 stimulus directs aid to schools, suspends student loan payments
[jwp-video n=”1″] The bill would also set aside $14.3 billion for direct grants to higher education institutions, with priority given to schools with high number of Pell Grant recipients and
Policy · 116th Congress
Costs rise more than $100B to maintain Navy ships with clogging toilets and other issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reliability concerns Typically, about 70 percent of the costs of any Pentagon weapons program occur during its operation, as opposed to its acquisition.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump suggests ‘critical’ workers return, despite virus exposure
[jwp-video n=”1″] CDC recommends that asymptomatic people with a risk of developing COVID-19 self-isolate.
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek Medicaid flexibilities due to COVID-19 emergency
[jwp-video n=”1″] Earliest adopters Florida was the first state to seek and be approved for a waiver on March 17, but other states soon followed suit.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court justices’ perks revealed in new report
[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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Distillers rushing to make hand sanitizers are now seeking a tax break
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Policy · 116th Congress
In coronavirus aid debate, GOP sees a favorite target: Green New Deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Small impact Collectively, the environmental provisions would do little to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions and pale compared with the ambitious policy aspirations in
Policy · 116th Congress
Working from home pushes demand for internet, video services
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Policy · 116th Congress
Social media data could greatly aid in tracking COVID-19 worldwide
[jwp-video n=”1″] The largest sets of nonpublic data — things like search queries, website access logs, private social media posts and location data — belong to large technology companies such
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump wants the economy ‘raring to go’ by Easter. Economists reject that idea
[jwp-video n=”1″] The economists seem to agree with public health experts that the best cure for the economy is treating the COVID-19 disease first.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fears grow that inmate transfers may spread coronavirus to communities
[jwp-video n=”1″] “They can call it whatever they want.
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
Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Eleventh-hour demands that Democrats have decided are more important than people’s paychecks,” McConnell said. “They ought to be embarrassed.”
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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Census delays all operations amid pandemic concerns
[jwp-video n=”1″] Earlier this week, the agency announced it would cease field operations and outreach until at least the start of April.