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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
Democrats who voted against the 1,800-page measure include 10 who represent districts Trump won in 2016. They called the bill too broad and too partisan.
The bill includes dozens of key Democratic priorities and has elicited sharp criticism from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who on Thursday called the 1,815-page package a “liberal wish list
The roughly $2 trillion spending bill (PL 116-136) required airlines receiving aid to continue some level of service to the same airports they served before the pandemic all but shut down air travel
“As we read the more than 1800-page legislation, we must have more time to determine what is in and what is not in this legislation, as well as a conversation about the bill as a caucus,” Jayapal
That will be broadcast live on their Facebook page, for the public and media to view. Lawmakers, witnesses and others actively participating in the hearing will be using Zoom.
meanwhile, have asked the Federal Transit Administration for money to buy protective equipment, but the FTA has urged them to buy supplies out of the $25 billion allocated to transit agencies as part of a $2
Congressional approval marks the end of a two-week, bitterly partisan fight between Republicans, who initially wanted a two-page bill to put more money into the Small Business Administration’s so-called
the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, but the Florida Republican used his chairmanship to create the Paycheck Protection Program, the most innovative policy included in the roughly $2
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
In the 2-1 ruling in January that LGBT rights advocates says shows an animus against transgender individuals, Duncan wrote a majority opinion that declined that request to use female pronouns — acknowledging
Democrats want to put an additional $65 billion into a related disaster loan program for up to $2 million in “economic injury” expenses, of which up to $10,000 in cash advances don’t need to be repaid
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.
Neal followed his unfulfilled requests with subpoenas and filed suit seeking their enforcement in federal district court in Washington on July 2.
So far, Republicans in Congress and the administration aren’t convinced on the need for a fourth bill and have said they want to see the third package — which contains more than $2 trillion in assistance
“We’re trying to give people advice about: This is a legally enforceable will, you handwrite it, you sign it, you sign it on each page,” Tuggle said. “We’re all going back to law school.”
Not everyone is on the same page] The jobs report was released after the Senate late Wednesday passed a $2.2 trillion economic aid bill that would increase the basic unemployment benefit by about
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Even though the Senate voted quickly after the $2 trillion, 880-page bill was released, lawmakers spent the past few days on the floor debating how exactly Congress should provide financial assistance
Congressional negotiators reached bipartisan agreement on a $2 trillion stimulus package in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, but the measure providing aid to individuals and businesses impacted by the