January 31st, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, a group of 10 moderate Republican U.S. senators urged Democratic President Biden to reconsider his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, saying they wanted a meeting to discuss a compromise that they said could win swift bipartisan support.
In a letter to Biden, Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski...
January 25th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate is aiming to pass COVID-19 relief legislation before former President Trump’s impeachment trial begins in early February, a lawmaker said on Monday, amid growing signs of agreement on the need to speed vaccine distribution.
A day after some Republicans pushed back on the size of President...
December 29th, 20200WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday put off a vote on President Donald Trump’s call to boost COVID-19 relief checks and urged the Senate to override his veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three weeks before he vacates the White House.
McConnell acted...
December 1st, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion COVID-19 relief bill aimed at breaking a months-long deadlock between Democrats and Republicans over new emergency assistance for small businesses, unemployed people, airlines and other industries during the pandemic.
The measure has not yet...
October 19th, 20201NEW YORK — Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher at the open on Monday on hopes of a coronavirus vaccine by the year-end, while investors were also encouraged by signs an agreement in Washington on a fiscal package could be reached soon.
Last week the White House proposed a $1.8 trillion stimulus package, but House Speaker Nancy...
October 2nd, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in support of updated legislation to address the continued COVID-19 public health crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling families and essential workers.
The package includes funds for testing and tracing measures, support for frontline...
May 12th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a new $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package on Tuesday, including nearly $1 trillion in assistance for state and local governments affected by the pandemic.
The package also includes funding for the post office and testing.
Among the provisions in...
April 2nd, 20200A $2 trillion economic relief plan was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump to offer assistance to tens of millions of American households affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
In it, stimulus payments to individuals are offered, as well as expanded unemployment coverage, student loan changes, different retirement account...
March 23rd, 20200WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats failed to move forward with a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package earlier this afternoon, as a procedural vote fell short by a final tally of 49-46.
Democrats blocked the measure from passing after deeming the bill as being too favorable to corporate interests at the expense of...
