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With schools shut, Democrats seek funds to close ‘homework gap’
</p> At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last week, Sen.
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</p> At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last week, Sen.
The Kentucky Republican called last week’s House-passed $3 trillion coronavirus bill a “1,800-page doorstop,” and when the GOP-led chamber will respond is not clear, though some talks continue in the background
</p> [documentcloud url=”http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6894910-Budd-Letter-to-AOC-OAP-5192020.html”]</p> </p> The representative, whose district includes the Piedmont towns of Greensboro and
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Garcia, a retired Navy pilot who served in Iraq, beat Democrat Christy Smith last week. Prior to his election, Garcia was an executive at Raytheon.
</p> Three proposals A bill by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., and a CFTC reauthorization measure by Rep. Collin C.
</p> [House spending bill would boost transit, Amtrak, highways]</p> Many other transportation-related requests have been unanswered.
</p> The lead Senate authors on the draft bill, which was being formally introduced Monday, are Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and Peter T.
</p> Schumer added that the House’s latest rescue bill, released that day, was the “big, bold action” that would help those who can’t pay their bills.
Both chambers voted last year to oppose the sale to the Saudis, but Trump ultimately vetoed the bill.
</p> The near party-line tally was 208-199, with 14 Democrats voting against sending the bill to the Senate. Rep. Peter T.
The Senate passed the amended bill on Thursday.</p> House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold E.
</p> From left, Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., and Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., wait on the House steps to vote on the rule for the HEROES Act on Friday.
</p> Several top priorities pushed by large blocs within the Democratic Caucus were left out of the bill.
</p> The bill, passed by voice vote, is the culmination of one of the final legislative priorities of former Sen. Orrin G. Hatch.
</p> The House is expected to vote on the $3 trillion bill Friday even though some Democratic lawmakers are unhappy with omissions.
</p> The rule, approved 8-4, would provide for consideration of a bill that would provide almost $916 billion in direct aid to state and local governments and additional funds for aid to hospitals and
The Senate on Thursday easily passed an amended bill to revive and increase oversight of surveillance powers.
</p> What about Loeffler? Sen.
</p> [Rural housing losses feared despite rescue spending]</p> To keep the landlords, mortgage servicers, credit card companies, student lenders, debt collectors, and other creditors afloat, the bill
Murphy, D-Conn., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., say they want their bill, which would also apply to third-party ticket sellers such as Travelocity, to be included in the next round of coronavirus spending