Bipartisan effort hopes for written compromise this week. To prevent this new stimulus bill from halting in the U.S. Senate yet again, a bipartisan coalition of senators is…
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Congress Returns to Washington
Plans to conclude 2020 term with relief bills and the national budget. Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., this week following the Thanksgiving holiday break. Members have stated that…
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Aid to Unemployed Set to Expire
Nearly 14 million Americans will lose benefits. According to a Department of Labor Report, millions of American families receiving unemployment benefits under pandemic programs will see them expire…
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Congress Considering Next Round of Aid
December 26 deadline for 12 Million jobless Americans draws closer. 12 million Americans are set to lose their emergency jobless benefits on December 26, if no further action…
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12 million Americans to lose unemployment benefits the day after Christmas. 12 million Americans are set to lose their emergency jobless benefits on December 26 if no further…
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House of Representatives Return to Washington
Ending current session with sights on new term in January. Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington, D.C. on Monday to kick off the remaining session…
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President Promises Stimulus After Election
White House will return to negotiations with Congress after November 3. This past week, President Trump laid out his administration’s plan to bring much-needed COVID-19 relief to economically…
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House Speaker Resumes Talks with Treasury Secretary
Both sides working to pass pre-election stimulus bill. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met on Tuesday to hash out the details of the country’s…
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President Trump’s Administration Continues Stimulus Talks
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he is willing to negotiate his offer. The president’s administration announced Wednesday that it would be willing to increase the total cost of a…
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Speaker Rules Out Stand-Alone Airline Relief Bill
President had urged individual stand-alone funding. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said on Thursday she would not agree to a stand-alone bill that would assist the airline…
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