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Senate Armed Services puts ‘paper hearings’ on hold
</p> But the system proved untenable, and the committee announced Thursday it was putting such hearings on hold for now.
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Congress · 116th Congress
‘Paper hearings’ replace committee staple in the Senate
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The Commerce Committee paper hearing on consumer data and coronavirus will kick off Thursday morning when the panel will post opening statements from Chairman Roger Wicker
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Conflicting priorities threaten quick coronavirus aid passage
</p> Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., tweeted Wednesday that McConnell had “hotlined” a bill to provide the extra SBA money.
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Coronavirus paid leave mandate to drain state, municipal coffers
The same bill that contained the paid leave mandate also would provide states with $50 billion through increased federal Medicaid matching funds.
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Oil-state lawmakers hope for resolution at OPEC
John Hoeven, R-N.D., introduced a draft bill that would make available the $3 billion that the Energy Department has suggested it needs to buy oil for the national stockpiles.
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Coronavirus response to take priority in NDAA, House Armed Services chairman says
</p> Congress has passed the annual defense policy bill for 59 years in a row, an unparalleled track record for a massive piece of policy legislation.
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Massie could foil quick passage of coronavirus relief, again
</p> Massie is the Kentucky Republican who objected to clearing the massive relief bill by voice vote on March 27, citing the constitutional requirement that a quorum, or majority, of House members be
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Hoyer eyes unanimous consent for small-business aid, needing quorum for larger relief package
</p> [Another $250 billion in small-business funds eyed; Democrats want changes]</p> Hoyer said the House could follow suit and pass the bill by unanimous consent during its own pro forma session on
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Political blowback more likely for senators who sold pandemic-related stock
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, sold between $628,000 and $1.72 million in his securities holdings on Feb. 13, after the panel began receiving
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Coronavirus response roundup: Letters from lawmakers
</p> In a letter spearheaded Led Massachusetts Sen.
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Hand sanitizer, dog walks and missing ‘Tiger King’: Working from home with Jennifer Wexton
</p> CQ Roll Call photo editor Bill Clark visited her house in Leesburg to document her dog-friendly setup, and Heard on the Hill reporter Kathryn Lyons spoke with her via Skype about sharing her workspace
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GOP senators: Next coronavirus aid package may need unanimous consent
</p> Florida Sen.
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Schumer picks former Warren aide for coronavirus oversight panel
Glenn Fine, the Pentagon’s acting inspector general, was named to a team of IGs who will oversee spending approved in the stimulus bill.
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Pelosi punts on infrastructure in next coronavirus aid package
</p> But on Friday, Pelosi acknowledged to Cramer that that plan “may have to be for a bill beyond this.”
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Democrats face ‘SALT’ challenge in next phase of coronavirus relief
</p> Targeting the middle class In December, the House narrowly passed a bill that sought to blunt GOP attacks by pairing a temporary SALT cap rollback with a permanent marginal tax rate increase for
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State requests for more assistance ‘probably the biggest leverage’ for a phase four stimulus, Pelosi says
</p> “They’ve been a strong force and hopefully will help us make the case for another bill,” she said.
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Airline employees see threat to stimulus wage support provision
</p> The stimulus bill signed by President Donald Trump last week includes a measure providing $25 billion to passenger airlines in payroll grants to help them keep employees on the job.
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Pelosi wants coronavirus select committee but that requires a vote
</p> McCarthy told reporters Thursday that he doesn’t see a need for a select committee at this time.</p> “I’m not sure what this is supposed to do,” the California Republican said.
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Pelosi revives ambitious infrastructure bill for next stimulus
The checks from the last coronavirus stimulus bill aren’t even in the mail, but the jockeying for the next bill has already begun.
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Pelosi calls on Republicans to negotiate on phase four coronavirus recovery
</p> “That’s the way I’d like to do it, just have the four corners — House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans — putting together the bill again with the president’s folks at the table to see what he