Stimulus relief from Congress? Don’t bet on it
September 7, 2020
Doesn’t look good for any help for struggling Americans as Congress returned for a shortened session before the election.
CBO predicts record $3.3 trillion deficit with warnings it will get worse
September 3, 2020
In a government controlled by Republicans in the White House and Senate, what happened to balancing the budget and keeping the economy strong?
Anger, finger-pointing bring virus aid talk to edge of collapse
August 7, 2020
As discussions turn into anger-driven riffs, those needing help slide further and further into the abyss.
Latest virus stimulus plan still stalled in Congress
August 6, 2020
Trump says he is considering “executive action” to put some plan into place. Legal experts say that is not an option.
Negotiations slow and plodding on virus relief bill
August 4, 2020
With lots of disagreements, both sides blame the other for the continued impasse.
Negotiations resume on stalled virus relief bill
August 3, 2020
With both sides of the political fence blaming the others, the unemployed millions find themselves left out in the cold.
Debate continues on $600 a week temporary unemployment benefit
July 31, 2020
Both sides blaming the other as agreement appears elusive.
Trump threatens veto of defense bill over Confederate base names
July 2, 2020
The Senate, in a bi-partisan move, says it has the votes to overturn a veto if he tries.
McConnell OK with stripping Confederate names from bases
June 17, 2020
The Senate Majority leader is not backing Trump’s promise to stop any attempts to remove the names of Rebel generals from 10 Army bases in the South but still opposes taking Confederate statues out of the Capitol.
Trump signs the virus aid bill and help begins
March 27, 2020
In a rare and rapid display of bipartisanship on a divided Capitol Hill, the Senate and House delivered the aid bill to Trump, who signed it quickly.
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