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March 26, 2020

McCarthy blasts Pelosi for boasting over coronavirus bill wins: 'That is an outright lie'

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday of holding up the $2 trillion coronavirus response package to extract partisan goodies while struggling families and businesses paid the price. 

March 26, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: Dems have 'wasted this entire week' on coronavirus bill, frustrating Americans

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday that he believes the House of Representatives will pass the over $2 trillion emergency stimulus bill which made it through the Senate hurdle Wednesday night.

March 26, 2020

Rep. Doug Collins says Congress looking at new ways to vote as coronavirus keeps lawmakers home

Although the Senate was able to unanimously pass a historic $2 trillion emergency stimulus package Wednesday night, how members of the House would vote on it is being called into question amid coronavirus (COVID-19) fears, Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., said Thursday.

March 15, 2020

McCarthy optimistic in addressing coronavirus after late-night House negotiations

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is confident that after staying late into the night Friday, Congress will be able to effectively address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in a way that will meet the needs of the American people.

March 13, 2020

Pelosi makes concessions on coronavirus bill; Trump's support still questionable

House Democrats on Friday revamped the emergency paid sick leave benefit in the coronavirus economic package after prolonged talks with the Trump administration, but it remained unclear how much Republican support the legislation would garner without President Trump’s explicit backing.

March 12, 2020

House bill that would provide coronavirus sick leave, free tests in flux

Lawmakers were huddling Thursday evening to hash out the details of coronavirus legislation, in the hope of passing the relief package for families and workers later in the night. 

March 12, 2020

Republicans oppose Pelosi's coronavirus legislation, flagging 'major' problems

The White House and congressional Republicans have poured cold water on the House Democrats coronavirus legislation to provide economic relief to Americans, signaling there won’t be immediate broad bipartisan support for the pending bill unless it undergoes changes.

March 11, 2020

McCarthy knocks Dems after they claim saying 'Chinese coronavirus' is racist

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., defended himself this week after Democrats accused him of racism by using the term "Chinese coronavirus" to describe the global pandemic that originated in China.

March 10, 2020

Conservative lawmakers, commentators labeled 'racist' for calling COVID-19 'Chinese' or 'Wuhan' virus

Chinese officials are pushing back on the expression "Wuhan coronavirus" - saying the name used frequently by American conservative leaders and commentators to describe the place COVID-19 originated unfairly stigmatizes the Asian nation and borders on being racist.

March 8, 2020

McCarthy says Schumer is trying to 'influence the outcome' of SCOTUS abortion case with controversial comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., continued the Republican assault on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for his comments last week about Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.