By Lisa Mascaro | United Press WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not intend to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, and lessons from the Great Recession are now punctuating the conversations about coronavirus. With Republicans …
Read More »White House Floats $ 600 Temporary Extension of Benefit
By Andrew Taylor and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON – The White House and some of its Republican allies in the Senate are indicating that they want to extend, at least temporarily, an expanded unemployment benefit of $ 600 per week that has helped keep families and the economy …
Read More »Republican leaders request unemployment benefit support of $ 200 to $ 400 per week
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves a Republican Senate lunch … [+] gathered in the Senate Russell office building on Capitol Hill on March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers and Trump administration officials are in negotiations over the phase 3 coronavirus stimulus bill, …
Read More »New stimulus package may be unveiled next week
Getty Getty The new stimulus package could be unveiled next week and could look like this. This is what you need to know. New stimulus Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to present a stimulus bill next week when Congress returns from recess. Senate Republicans, with input from …
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