March 27, 2020 What just happened? How the House passed the coronavirus stimulus package by voice vote Here's how the House of Representatives steamrolled delay tactics by one GOP representative to pass the Senate coronavirus stimulus package.
March 27, 2020 Rep. Max Rose blasts GOP Rep. Massie's 'un-American' opposition to COVID-19 stimulus bill New York Democratic Congressman Max Rose slammed Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie's opposition to the bipartisan $2 trillion-plus coronavirus economic relief bill on Friday.
March 27, 2020 Rep. Katie Porter tests negative after coronavirus scare Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., announced on Twitter Friday morning that she tested negative for the coronavirus after self-quarantining Wednesday when she fell ill with flu-like symptoms.
March 26, 2020 Ahead of coronavirus stimulus vote, House lawmakers concerned Rep. Massie may trigger delay Furious lawmakers voiced serious concerns on Capitol Hill late Thursday that a Republican House member could “go rogue” and possibly scuttle a vote on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, and potentially endanger other House members in the process, ӣƵ has learned.
March 26, 2020 Coronavirus bill more than double the size of FDR’s New Deal: How it compares Here's how the coronavirus stimulus stacks up against some of the most ambitious legislative efforts of the past 100 years.
March 25, 2020 New House report indicates reluctance on remote voting during coronavirus crisis Despite multiple members of Congress calling for their respective chambers to implement remote voting procedures as both senators and House members have fallen ill due to the coronavirus, a report by the House Rules Committee obtained by ӣƵ indicates such an option may be far off.
March 25, 2020 How Senate’s coronavirus bill boosts unemployment aid Here's how the beefed-up unemployment benefits in the Senate coronavirus bill will work.
March 22, 2020 Pelosi, returning from recess, announces House Dems will have their own coronavirus response bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned from the House's weeklong recess Sunday to announce that Democrats would be "introducing our own bill" to address the ongoing economic collapse amid the coronavirus -- frustrating Senate Republicans who have worked through their planned recess this week to craft emergency legislation.
March 20, 2020 Sen. Joni Ernst: Direct unused campaign funds toward coronavirus response The Iowa senator points out that presidential candidates almost never use the money.
March 19, 2020 Congress moves as one to fight coronavirus as pandemic hits home, sickens first two members Congress, a branch of the government not known for its ability to act quickly and certainly not known for coming to broad consensus on important issues, has done both of those things as it's shepherded two coronavirus-related spending bills to President Trump's desk in two weeks and is feverishly working to put together a third, blockbuster package that could be worth upwards of $1 trillion.