This is what is inside the new stimulus package. Getty Senate Republicans are expected to present their long-awaited proposed stimulus package on Thursday, and this is what is likely to be inside. This is what you need to know. Second stimulus check How much does the second stimulus check cost? …
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The White House and top Republicans in the Senate are pouring cold water at the prospect of an extension of unemployment in the short term. Republican senators were discussing a short-term extension to provide a patch between the expiration of a $ 600-a-week increase and the upcoming congressional aid bill. …
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Leaders of a number of progressive organizations are lobbying Congress to extend the additional $ 600 in unemployment benefits due this week. In a letter to be sent out Wednesday afternoon, leaders of progressive advocacy groups such as the Center for American Progress, MoveOn, the Institute for Economic Policy and …
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President Donald Trump discussed a proposal for a federal stimulus aid round with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California (left) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, (center) in the Oval Office on Monday. Photo by Doug Mills / Getty Images Improved unemployment benefits are likely …
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A new poll by Democratic-biased public policy polls shows the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP points to Trump’s payroll tax cut on Republican coronavirus bill: for now, the White House, Senate Republican standoff over testing funds The Senate confirms that Vought will be the OMB director of …
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