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</p> ‘This is the problem’ The coalition members pointed to the current impasse over an interim bill to add more funding to the Paycheck Protection Program as a prime example of why automatic stabilizers
</p> The Senate has been in recess since March when it passed a multi-trillion-dollar economic aid bill to counter the coronavirus.
</p> More than 250 House lawmakers were forced back to Washington on March 27 to override the lone objection of Rep. Thomas Massie to clear a $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
</p> Pelosi and Schumer also called for the bill to include an additional $100 billion for hospitals and other health care facilities as well as $150 billion for state and local governments.
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Democrats proposed a bill last week that would have provided an additional $150 billion to state and local governments to help them address the pandemic.
They released a blistering statement calling on Democrats to drop their objections to their two-page bill that would provide the additional money and nothing else.
</p> We found empty churches that were livestreaming services, a socially distanced Easter Bunny and a drive-in worship service in Virginia. </p> Rev.
</p> [No deal on fresh coronavirus aid package]</p> There is disagreement over how quickly more money is needed for small-business loans and whether the next economic aid package must include more funding
</p> “No USCP officers have been identified to be at high risk and no testing required,” Sund wrote back then.</p> Eva Malecki, a spokesperson for the Capitol Police confirmed the number of cases.
</p> But the system proved untenable, and the committee announced Thursday it was putting such hearings on hold for now.
</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
</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.
The same bill that contained the paid leave mandate also would provide states with $50 billion through increased federal Medicaid matching funds.
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.
</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.
</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
</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
(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
</p> In a letter spearheaded Led Massachusetts Sen.
</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