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May 12, 2020

Sean Hannity torches Pelosi and Democrats stimulus proposal: 'She's playing politics, exploiting a crisis'

Sean Hannity took aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the House Democrats latest coronavirus stimulus proposal Tuesday, accusing them of trying to exploit the pandemic.

May 12, 2020

Kennedy rips House Dems' coronavirus stimulus proposal: 'It's dead as fried chicken in the Senate'

Senate Judiciary Committee Member John Kennedy, R-La., channeled actor Jack Nicholson Tuesday to describe his response to the latest coronavirus stimulus bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

May 7, 2020

Cash-strapped Postal Service 'in peril' without intervention from Congress: watchdog

The report lays out the reasons USPS has struggled financially in recent years, including a 44 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006, increased pension and salary costs for its workers and increasing debt. 

April 30, 2020

Rep. Waltz: Americans need 'real wake-up call' about China's goal of economic dominance

Americans need a "real wake-up call" when it comes to the United States' relationship with China, Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz said Thursday. 

April 26, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: Coronavirus and the era of big government

There may be races to reopen sectors of the economy to stem the federal spending explosion, but whether anyone likes it or not, the era of big government is here, and both sides contributed.

April 26, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: WHO acting like 'Wuhan Health Organization' during coronavirus

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during an exclusive interview on “Sunday Morning Futures” that the World Health Organization is acting “more like the Wuhan Health Organization” -- a reason, he said, for Congress to return to work to conduct oversight.

April 22, 2020

House releases resolution for proxy voting during pandemic: What's in it?

The resolution, the newest step in a controversial fight over whether and how Congress should allow its members to vote on legislation while not present in the nation's capital, would represent a break in the longstanding practice requiring that members of Congress cast their votes in person. 

April 12, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: How Congress may proceed in the 'After Coronavirus' era

Let’s face it: Nearly every piece of legislation which emerges from Capitol Hill over the next year will deal with coronavirus in some form.

April 8, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: As Congress mulls coronavirus stimulus, prepare for 'phases'

Lawmakers have fought for a phase four coronavirus stimulus bill, with no end in sight.

March 31, 2020

Massie calls for Congress to hold virtual public hearings on coronavirus

Massie last week forced over 200 House members to return to Washington, D.C. to pass the coronavirus relief package after he announced he would try to block a voice vote on the measure.