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Conflicting priorities threaten quick coronavirus aid passage
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Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Democrats push pandemic hazard pay for front-line workers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats are also proposing a recruitment incentive of $15,000 for front-line medical workers to build and maintain the health care workforce responding to the pandemic.
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Crowding in DC’s national parks during pandemic raises concerns
[jwp-video n=”1″] Media reports and social media posts have noted occurrences of crowds not observing social distancing guidelines in parks such as Meridian Hill along the 16th Street corridor
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Coronavirus response to take priority in NDAA, House Armed Services chairman says
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I would love to use that logistical, innovative, problem-solving approach that DOD uses to solve this problem,” he said.
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Hoyer eyes unanimous consent for small-business aid, needing quorum for larger relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] Specifically, Hoyer said Democrats are concerned that smaller minority-owned and women-owned businesses don’t have the resources to apply for the loans as quickly as larger
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Political blowback more likely for senators who sold pandemic-related stock
[jwp-video n=”1″] Tyler Gellasch, an aide to former Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, helped draft the STOCK Act.
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House moves to electronic filing of bills and floor documents to reduce staffing during pandemic
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Schumer picks former Warren aide for coronavirus oversight panel
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These National Guard members also serve in Congress. Now they’re fighting COVID-19
[jwp-video n=”1″] Other members of Congress are signaling readiness. When Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard dropped her presidential bid on March 19, she highlighted her role as a major in the guard.
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Schumer, Wyden push for faster unemployment checks, new Obamacare enrollment window
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’re going to work it out, so we’re going to try and get for that certain group of people a cash payment,” Trump said Thursday.
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Democrats face ‘SALT’ challenge in next phase of coronavirus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pelosi said the measure would increase disposable income, which she called “the lifeblood of our economy.”
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CBO: Second coronavirus aid package will cost $192 billion
[jwp-video n=”1″] The cost estimate assumes the emergency will endure for another year, through March 2021.
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Pelosi revives ambitious infrastructure bill for next stimulus
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the urgency of the pandemic, which spurred lawmakers to authorize $2 trillion last week alone, as well as Trump’s tweet Monday have effectively restarted the conversation
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Top money manager has companies scrambling to act on climate
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Coronavirus disrupts appropriations schedule
[jwp-video n=”1″] “While the Appropriations Committee does not have any hearings or markups scheduled at this time, the Committee staff is hard at work remotely,” he said in a statement.
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House may cancel recesses, extend legislative weeks for days lost to pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We will listen to the advice from medical experts as to when we can proceed with the business of Congress in Washington, so it is not possible to give a definitive return
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Pandemic dampens ‘Census Day’ as counting further delayed
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Census Bureau uses “Census Day” as the reference for counting everyone in the country, and planned to use it to start in-person counting and outreach efforts.
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DeWine’s quick response to coronavirus looks prescient now
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He has decades of experience he’s drawing on,” says GOP Rep. Steve Stivers, who represents part of the state capital of Columbus and environs. “He’s making tough calls.
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Final rule on fuel economy rollback opens door for lawsuits
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House Armed Services delays NDAA markup amid coronavirus pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] The marathon markup, which begins in the morning and often extends past midnight, requires the 57 committee members, as well as staffers, reporters and the general public,