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Thursday likely earliest stimulus bill gets to Trump’s desk
</p> The timing of a House vote obviously depends on when the Senate acts. </p> “We’ll see the bill, and see when the Senate votes.
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</p> The timing of a House vote obviously depends on when the Senate acts. </p> “We’ll see the bill, and see when the Senate votes.
</p> $139B to state and local governments The bill stipulates that within 30 days of enactment the Treasury secretary shall distribute funds to state and local governments.
Legislative Branch agencies would get a $93.1 million infusion of cash through the emergency economic relief bill to mitigate the novel coronavirus, including millions to both help offices shift to working
He said he’ll vote for the underlying bill anyway if it fails, but believes Congress will still end up needing to fix the provision and that data that emerges in the coming weeks will prove that.
</p> The $100 billion for hospitals in the bill (S 3548) — almost a third of the package — would provide reimbursement to cover health care expenses and lost revenue due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
</p> While some of the legislative language had yet to be drafted, officials said they expected to circulate a bill Wednesday that would provide cash payments to families, loans to businesses big and
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> CDC recommends that asymptomatic people with a risk of developing COVID-19 self-isolate.
</p> [Health industry scrambles for funding in third coronavirus bill]</p> Just a day earlier, Pelosi had introduced a competing House bill that would offer more than $2.5 trillion to counter the pain
</p> Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a onetime Trump antagonist turned staunch ally, called on the president to recall Mnuchin and stop negotiating at all. “Pass the damn bill. Stop negotiating.
but the Massachusetts Democrat is open to passing the bill by a voice vote or unanimous consent.
</p> “This is a public health crisis.
</p> [Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill]</p> The Senate bill, which has yet to muster the 60 votes necessary to advance, has outraged airlines, who, led by industry group Airlines
</p> “It almost sank the retirement reform bill last year and here it is again in a bill designed to stop the pandemic,” Cotton fumed. “Are you kidding me?”
That’s up from $1,200, $2,400 and $500 in the Senate GOP bill.</p> The same income thresholds would apply — $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for joint filer.
</p> The California Democrat had previewed the bill earlier in the day on a press call about the 10th anniversary of the 2010 health care law.
</p> Over the weekend, senators filed a number of health care and tax policy amendments to the initial base text of the “phase three” stimulus bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
</p> A House Democratic aide, not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations, called the bill “a Senate Republican wish list,” adding that Democrats “are continuing to negotiate in good faith
</p> “We’re getting closer and closer and I’m very hopeful … that we could get a bill in the morning,” Schumer said.
</p> Republican senators said they expected to Senate would remain in session until the stimulus bill was passed.
“Negotiation isn’t over, but we’re going to have a massive bill that has both Republican and Democrat ideas in it.”