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Apr 21 2020
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Senate passes $500B 'Phase 3.5' coronavirus stimulus package by voice vote amid tensions in chamber
The Senate on Tuesday passed a nearly $500 billion coronavirus "Phase 3.5" relief bill that would replenish a small business rescue program known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provide hospitals with another $75 billion and implement a nationwide virus testing program to facilitate reopening the economy.
The measure passed by voice vote, which simply requires each side to
Fox News (Online News)Mar 23 2020
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Senate to resume talks on massive economic stimulus bill for the coronavirus after Democrats block vote on legislation
Senate leaders and Trump administration officials are resuming talks Monday morning on a giant stimulus bill aimed at propping up an economy hard-hit by the coronavirus, after weekend negotiations failed to produce a deal.
Senate Democrats voted Sunday evening to block the bill from advancing, infuriating Republicans. Democrats have alleged the bill does too much to help prop up
Washington PostMar 17 2020
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White House eyes massive $850B stimulus package next, as Senate moves on latest coronavirus bill
White House officials and congressional lawmakers are signaling they will attempt to push through a third coronavirus spending package worth hundreds of billions of dollars even as the Senate works to move along the more modest second relief bill that focuses on leave for workers and expedited testing for the disease officially known as COVID-19.
Fox News has learned that the White
Fox News (Online News)Sep 10 2020
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Senate Democrats block $300 billion coronavirus stimulus package, leaving little hope for relief before November
Senate Democrats blocked a $300 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill Thursday, dampening the prospects Congress will pass much-needed financial relief for Americans weathering the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the November election.
The bill was defeated in a 52-47 vote, not meeting the 60 needed to break the Democratic filibuster, a mechanism requiring three-fifths of the chamber to agree to
USA TODAYMar 12 2020
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White House Officials Allege Speaker Pelosi Pushed To Include Hyde Amendment Loophole Into Coronavirus Stimulus Plan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to include a potential way to guarantee federal funding for abortion into the coronavirus economic stimulus plan, according to multiple senior White House officials.
Speaking to the Daily Caller, those officials alleged that while negotiating the stimulus with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Pelosi tried to lobby for “several” provisions that
The Daily CallerFeb 04 2024
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Report: Washington State Used $340M in Federal Coronavirus Money for Illegals
A recent report said Washington state used federal coronavirus money to give $1,000 checks to illegal aliens during the pandemic, Fox News reported Saturday. The outlet on Saturday cited the Economic Policy Innovation Center’s (EPIC) report about money that was supposed to help state and local government responding to and recovering from the pandemic. RELATED VIDEO — Dem Gov. Lamont: Dems Got
Breitbart NewsAug 06 2020
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COVID Stimulus Bill
“After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck, but still trying…
“Pelosi is staking out a hard line on extending a $600-per-week supplemental pandemic federal jobless benefit, which lapsed last week. Republicans offered to extend the benefit into December and
The Flip SideFeb 08 2021
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COVID Stimulus
“The Senate early Friday passed a budget resolution that kicks off the special reconciliation process Democrats are using to pass a new round of Covid relief. The resolution passed in a 51-50 party-line vote just after 5:30 a.m. ET, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting one of her first two tie-breaking votes to help Democrats approve the measure.” (NBC News)
The right is critical
The Flip SideMar 26 2020
Analysis
Don’t Call It a Stimulus
What is before Congress is not a stimulus bill. We have often opposed stimulus bills in the past, considering it a mistake for the federal government to borrow money to expand a depressed economy. At the moment, though, the government is not trying to expand the economy or even arrest its contraction. It is principally trying to enable the temporary shutdown of much of the economy with the
National Review (News)Aug 09 2020
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Trump signs executive orders enacting $400 unemployment benefit, payroll tax cut after coronavirus stimulus talks stall
WASHINGTON – With stimulus talks with Congress at an impasse, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Saturday to provide temporary relief to Americans who are suffering from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
At a news conference from his golf resort in Bedminster, N.J., Trump signed four orders that will provide an additional $400 per week in
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