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</p> The $800 billion trucking industry, meanwhile, didn’t ask for a dime, though advocates said they were hopeful members could have some access to the $350 billion in small business loans in the bill
</p> [DOE negotiating with oil companies to store excess supplies]</p> Crude prices have continued to fall for several weeks as the coronavirus pandemic slowed global demand, exacerbating market problems
Bill Cassidy, R-La. </p> The department also leases acreage to energy companies to drill for oil and gas, dig for coal and produce renewable electricity.
</p> Unions and affected companies are lobbying for something akin to a 30-page draft bill circulated last month by Senate Democrats, which melds aid to single employers with aspects of competing union
</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
</p> The Netherlands-based, U.K.
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.
</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> [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> The program was established in the third COVID-19 rescue bill and provided with $349 billion in funds.
</p> The producers are left with animals to feed as packing plants close or slow operations to control the spread of COVID-19 among their employees.
</p> But the two investor groups are taking slightly different tacks, as private equity appears to be counting on Congress to deliver changes in the next economic rescue bill, while venture capitalists
They were hit hard by a steep decline in ridership and received $25 billion in the last coronavirus spending bill (PL 116-136), largely to triage the immediate impact of the pandemic on ridership.
</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> Supporters of locally and regionally focused agriculture say they have a claim on the funds since the law specifically mentions “producers who supply local food systems” along
</p> Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said he talked Tuesday with Interior Secretary David Bernhardt about protecting oil and gas jobs.