Campaigns · 116th Congress
COVID-19 complication: PACs can’t deliver promised checks
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Congress · 116th Congress
Sweeping economic aid bill to counter coronavirus passes Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Working hard’ Just off the Senate floor as those debates heated up, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House legislative affairs Director Eric Ueland and key staff set
Opinion · 116th Congress
An escape from reality is tempting, but America needs truth from its leaders
[jwp-video n=”1″] An executive exception So where is the American president?
Congress · 116th Congress
House Republicans flock to DC for stimulus vote, but will any object?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Leverage?
Policy · 116th Congress
Bloom or bust: One industry’s struggle with coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] The floral industry’s obstacles aren’t identical to other struggling sectors such as food service, entertainment and tourism.
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.
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
Congress · 116th Congress
Thursday likely earliest stimulus bill gets to Trump’s desk
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said in a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to House Democrats just before 1 p.m.
Congress · 116th Congress
White House, Senate leaders agree on coronavirus stimulus package
[jwp-video n=”1″] Schumer said the package would contain over $130 billion for hospitals, doctors, nurses and community health centers; $150 billion for state and local governments; dramatically
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
10 highlights from the coronavirus stimulus package
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jacob Fischler, Jessica Wehrman, Bridget Bowman, Paul M. Krawzak, Ellyn Ferguson, Doug Sword, Todd Ruger, Andrew Clevenger and Chris Marquette contributed to this report.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate coronavirus stimulus passage likely despite jobless benefits dispute
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sasse said on the floor he too would support the broader stimulus measure.
Congress · 116th Congress
Phase 4 coronavirus response? Not everyone is on the same page
[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
Congress · 116th Congress
Prisons and courts get coronavirus help in Senate relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] The highly contagious virus is already at the door of some prisons and sparking changes.
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Coronavirus response includes $400 million in election assistance. Will it be enough?
[jwp-video n=”1″] The early voting and mail-in voting mandates were not included in the spending package, but the sources cited a summary that said the funds would be used “to increase the ability