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 | March 27, 2020 02:48 PM Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, said his colleagues who voted to pass a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill on Friday want to hide their support of the massive spending package. Massie attempted to call a roll-call vote of the economic relief bill on…

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday predicted speedy passage for a $2 trillion economic package aimed at cushioning the effects of the coronavirus on Americans, as she planned a vote for Friday. “I feel certain that we will have a strong bipartisan vote,” the California Democrat said at a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday was negotiating a nearly $2 trillion emergency bill that aims to stem some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,…

Airlines will be prohibited from buying back stock or issuing dividends under the bailout package the House plans to propose.The draft of the bill provides $58 billion for the aviation industry, including $37 billion in worker payroll grants — effectively protecting jobs — and $21 billion in loans.Past stock buybacks…

Congress — Congressional leaders have resisted calls to allow remote voting. Timothy B. Lee - Mar 19, 2020 8:10 pm UTC Enlarge / Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).Win McNamee/Getty ImagesTwo senior senators—Republican Rob Portman of Ohio and Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois—are introducing legislation to allow Senate votes to…

As COVID-19 forces much of America to work from home, the United States Congress — whose 535 members have an average age of 60 — is still operating from Capitol Hill. Why this population (deemed high-risk to the coronavirus) isn’t yet doing legislative business remotely comes down to process, tech…

President Donald Trump, surrounded by members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, discusses the national emergency at a Saturday press conference. Photo: Jim Watson (Getty)Now if only we could get him to stop shaking so many people’s hands.Members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force led a press conference…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave, in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools, sports arenas and offices. By a bipartisan vote of…

In an announcement from the White House Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump said that he has announced an emergency declaration to free up more federal resources that states can access as they respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak. “I am officially declaring a national emergency. Two very big words,” said…

Ledyard King USA TODAYPublished 11:51 AM EDT Mar 13, 2020WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she won't delay legislation aimed at helping Americans get through the coronavirus despite Republican concerns about certain aspects of the bill that's scheduled to come to the House floor Thursday.Pelosi said she's working with the…