Democrat-run committee will be focused on relief spending. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House members who would make up the newly created special committee focused…
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Speaker Names Virus Stimulus Oversight Panel
Seven House members are all partisans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven lawmakers to a committee tasked with overseeing coronavirus stimulus money. The move comes after reports surfaced…
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President Trump Signs New Aid Package
Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill passed by Congress. On Friday, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law. The bi-partisan bill was passed…
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Congress Prepares for Debate Over State, Local Aid
Governors and local officials ask for funding. The $3 trillion in coronavirus relief passed by Congress was done in a rare run of a bipartisan spirit that now…
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Speaker Pulls Plug on House Remote Voting
Rules Committee had submitted nine-page plan. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has told majority leaders to back off plans to consider unprecedented rule changes to allow members…
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Speaker Pelosi Creates Coronavirus Oversight Committee
Panel tasked with assuring recovery efforts go as planned. On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would be creating a new committee dedicated…
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Speaker Establishes Virus Oversight Group
A special House panel will oversee funding distribution. On Thursday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she was creating a special panel of members of the House…
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President Calls for $2T Infrastructure Bill
“Phase 4” main focus would be jobs. On Tuesday, President Trump said the U.S. Congress should pass a $2 trillion spending plan to update the country’s roads, bridges…
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Senate Passes Economic Relief Package
House vote is expected on Friday. The Senate passed the roughly $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package, moving the bill to the House as Congress works to give families…
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Congress Grappling with Its Voting Mechanics
House has no confidence in system security. In the current era of social distancing and while Congress is at work on a massive relief bill to stem the…
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