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“I am prepared to return to the Capitol to vote for a clean appropriations supplemental bill to replenish this funding and give our small businesses the resources they need.”
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</p> Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Friday announced she’d selected Rep. Donna E.
</p> [Lawmakers prod USDA to aid local food growers hit by pandemic]</p> Of the $19 billion, $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers will be “based on actual losses for agricultural producers
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Republican have pushed for a clean bill to add $251 billion to the program, while Democrats have pushed to set aside a portion of the additional PPP funds for lenders that work with underserved communities
</p> The powerful lobby argues the sheer number of lawsuits could overwhelm businesses.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) With McConnell at the helm, Republicans relish their record-setting rate of confirming President Donald Trump’s appointments to federal appeals courts, which have the final say
</p> Before the need for an interim bill emerged, the California Democrat had set a goal of passing a large follow-up bill to the $2.3 trillion economic relief package by the end of the month.
</p> “I would think money for rural hospitals and other hospitals who didn’t benefit as much as they should have from that first distribution” could be part of a new aid bill, said Blunt, the top Republican
</p> The White House dubbed the 97 lawmakers who make up the task force the “Opening Up America Again Congressional Group,” which includes more than enough senators to end debate on a bill and excludes
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The money is part of a $100 billion emergency fund appropriated for medical providers in the $1.8 trillion economic aid package enacted last month.
</p> Despite the partisanship and gridlock normally associated with Congress, particularly in an election year, the current pandemic could provide enough momentum to get an anti-price gouging bill across
</p> Dueling proposals McConnell tried to pass a two-page bill simply boosting the existing PPP allocation to $600 billion by unanimous consent last week, but Democrats objected.
</p> [Negotiations ramp up on small-business aid with funds running dry]</p> Their strategy calls on Congress to designate $30 billion in new emergency funding to bolster the availability of testing
business forgivable loan program, but the parties have not yet agreed whether funding Democrats are demanding for states, hospitals and expanding testing capabilities should be included or wait for another bill
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> By Tuesday, more than 125,000 people had died from the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, as known infections exceeded 1.8 million.
bill approved last month.
</p> Markey’s bill would make sure the 26 directors of the national research institutes and national centers that are parts of the National Institutes of Health could only be fired for malfeasance, neglect
</p> Murphy said he has been talking to his Senate Appropriations colleagues about including funding for a new global health security challenge fund in any new emergency spending bill for coronavirus