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April 9, 2020

Pelosi reluctant to embrace remote voting in House: 'We aren't there yet'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday there's no immediate plans for the House of Representatives to allow remote voting despite growing concern from bipartisan members that in-person voting is dangerous given the deadly public health crisis. 

April 9, 2020

Alarm bells sound over historic deficit spending, as coronavirus bills could near $5T

The U.S. government is poised to spend an unprecedented sum of money on its response to the coronavirus crisis, with a potential final price tag of nearly $5 trillion if lawmakers get the full extent of what they're seeking in as many as five separate bills.  

April 9, 2020

Dems block McConnell bid to swiftly approve $250B more for small business fund

A $250 billion urgent request to shore up a depleting small business fund failed to pass the Senate Thursday after Democrats objected to the measure pushed by the White House and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. 

April 8, 2020

Lawmakers scramble to reach a deal to pump up small business coronavirus fund

The White House and bipartisan lawmakers struggled to get on the same page on how to pass an additional $250 billion for small business aid with a skeleton crew of lawmakers in Washington. 

April 7, 2020

Mnuchin speaks with congressional leaders about additional $250B for Paycheck Protection Program

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he’s working with congressional leaders to secure an additional $250 billion to the Payback Protection Program loans to help small businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

April 6, 2020

Liz Peek: Pelosi's partisan coronavirus investigation – expect this reaction from crisis-weary voters

It is almost inconceivable that Nancy Pelosi is launching yet another investigation aimed at undermining President Trump.

April 5, 2020

Clyburn says House committee on coronavirus stimulus spending will not look at past: 'The crisis is with us'

When it comes to the new House committee tasked with overseeing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said he is looking to the future not the past.

April 5, 2020

Michael Goodwin: Coronavirus blame game – skip it and focus on getting US through this crisis

With the body count soaring and the economy collapsing, finger-pointing is in full bloom.

April 4, 2020

Pelosi, Schumer blast Trump pick to oversee $2T stimulus, call for 'urgent' House oversight

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer railed against President Trump's choice to nominate a White House lawyer to oversee the massive coronavirus stimulus program as a failure and re-upped up calls for more congressional oversight. 

April 3, 2020

McCarthy blasts Pelosi over unemployment spike: 'She needs to be focused on helping'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told "Hannity" Friday that fewer American workers likely would have been affected by economic restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic had Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., not held up the passage of last week's coronavirus aid bill.