April 23, 2020 Tennessee law professor slams Gov. Cuomo's 'out of touch' comments on jobless New Yorkers Politicians who act as if there is a double standard for them during the coronavirus pandemic will not be taken seriously by their constituents, University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds asserted Thursday.
April 22, 2020 AOC suggests low-income Americans should boycott work after coronavirus shutdown ends Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., argued Wednesday that many Americans should protest economic insecurity by refusing to work after coronavirus-related restrictions are lifted.
April 22, 2020 Gov. Abbott's approach toward reopening Texas is right: Karl Rove Karl Rove on economy, coronavirus, Texas
April 22, 2020 Sen. Blackburn hits back at criticism from California Dem: Tennesseeans will reopen in 'smart, strategic way' Tennessee residents will go about reopening their state in a "smart strategic way" with coronavirus precautions, Sen. Marsha Blackburn promised Tuesday evening.
April 21, 2020 Kevin McCarthy says new stimulus bill should have been done weeks ago: Pelosi, Dems wanted to use 'leverage' A new emergency relief package for the over 20 million unemployed Americans whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus would have been done weeks ago had House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats not tried to use their leverage for political gain, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed Tuesday.
April 21, 2020 Small business owner helped by Paycheck Protection Program, but says many others are disappointed The coronavirus funding from the government's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has helped to keep employees on the payroll, Network Doctors Inc. President Billy Green said Tuesday.
April 20, 2020 AOC celebrates oil crash in now-deleted tweet: 'You absolutely love to see it' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted -- then quickly deleted -- a celebration of the news that U.S. equity markets crashed on Monday, with oil prices turning negative for the first time in history.
April 17, 2020 National Retail Federation: Congress must stop 'brinksmanship,' get money to small businesses Congress must put an end to its "brinksmanship" and get emergency funding to small businesses, National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay urged Friday.
April 16, 2020 Economic challenge is left to Congress, not the Fed: Neel Kashkari Kashkari on PPP, low interest rates, economyÂ
April 16, 2020 Biden proposes scaling up employment insurance amid coronavirus unemployment surge With the jobless rate soaring due to a partial shutdown of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a plan to transform unemployment insurance into what he calls "employment Insurance."