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The Senate and partisanship return to the Capitol
</p> Pelosi is hoping to get back to work soon.
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</p> Pelosi is hoping to get back to work soon.
House Democrats are pushing for a variety of provisions to help undocumented immigrants in the next coronavirus relief bill, but they acknowledge they’ll need more help from Republican allies if they want
</p> [CBO details coronavirus economic shock]</p> The CBO attributed the huge deficit increase to the economic disruption caused by the pandemic and by the federal government’s response to it, including
</p> Sens. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Edward J.
</p> If Murkowski or Hawaii Sen. Mazie K.
</p> “The military and our national security efforts have real, legitimate needs that ought to be considered if we do another bill,” he said.
</p> House committee chairs submitted their proposals for the relief package to Pelosi earlier this week, and leadership is expected to finalize the bill in the coming days.
</p> The base bill for Senate floor debate will be a broader House-passed reauthorization and overhaul that represented a compromise among House Democrats, Republicans and the administration, with talks
</p> “If a law is right for the private sector, it is right for Congress,” said Rep. Christopher H. Shays, R-Conn, a sponsor of the bill</p> The Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Charles E.
</p> [McConnell nixes infrastructure in next economic recovery bill]</p> “The projected economic fallout for the industry is grave,” they wrote, saying sales are projected to drop as much as 30 percent
</p> Minority Whip Steve Scalise will lead the Republican contingent as its ranking member. He will be flanked by Reps.
</p> John Kennedy, R-La., introduced a bill to provide this flexibility Tuesday and expressed confidence Wednesday that if his bill goes to the floor “it will pass.”
</p> “If there is another bill that passes in the Senate, it will include liability protections,” the Kentucky Republican said.</p> Democrats don’t see room for compromise.
</p> The roughly $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill that Congress cleared in March included $31 billion in payroll support grants, including $25 billion for passenger airlines, $4 billion for cargo airlines
</p> Pelosi assured the business representatives that the loan period would be extended in a bill Democrats are currently drafting.
into a full bill.
</p> “We ask that these provisions be included in the next supplemental appropriations bill or similar COVID-19 response legislation,” the letter states.
The Pentagon expects to request new funding in the next COVID-19 recovery bill for medical supplies and economic relief for defense contractors, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said Monday.
And the chamber could also act this week on a bill to overhaul and reauthorize certain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities.