Capitol Report: Congress works on providing $6 billion to $8 billion to fight coronavirus

A group of Senate Republicans laid down their marker in the infrastructure debate in Washington on Thursday, unveiling in broad terms a plan to spend $568 billion over five years on roads, bridges, highways, broadband and other public works projects......»»

President Donald Trump on Tuesday night suggested he might not sign the roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, calling it a “disgrace” and demanding a boost in payments to households. What comes next?.....»»

Congress late Monday easily cleared a second major coronavirus aid economic stimulus package for President Donald Trump's signature, bringing to a close almost nine months of very public and sometimes bitter partisan haggling......»»

After days of frenetic talks and only hours ahead of a government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday a bipartisan deal had been reached on an almost $900 billion coronavirus relief package......»»

President Donald Trump on Friday signs into law a $484 billion measure that provides additional money for a coronavirus aid program for small businesses, following the House’s approval of it on Thursday and the Senate’s OK on Tuesday......»»

The Democratic-led House on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure that provides more money for a coronavirus aid program for small businesses. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law quickly......»»

U.S. lawmakers are struggling to reach an agreement on setting aside additional coronavirus aid for small businesses. But analysts predict an extra $250 billion for a Paycheck Protection Program could get approved this week......»»

U.S. lawmakers are struggling to reach an agreement on setting aside additional coronavirus aid for small businesses. But analysts predict an extra $250 billion for a Paycheck Protection Program could get approved this week......»»

U.S. lawmakers are struggling to reach an agreement on setting aside additional coronavirus aid for small businesses. But analysts predict an extra $250 billion for a Paycheck Protection Program could get approved this week......»»

U.S. lawmakers are struggling to reach an agreement on setting aside additional coronavirus aid for small businesses, leading analysts to predict that an extra $250 billion for a Paycheck Protection Program won’t get approved until next week......»»

As Washington works on its fourth legislative response to the coronavirus crisis, analysts are predicting that the next big spending deal isn’t likely to become a reality for weeks......»»

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said increased voting by mail would soon be a reality of life amid the coronavirus pandemic, and suggested she will press for more funding for it in the next stimulus package Congress works on......»»

Small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic could get billions of dollars in relief under legislation being debated on Capitol Hill, as the Senate’s top Republican is eyeing a vote as soon as Monday......»»

The emergency spending request includes $1.25 billion in new funds and access to $535 million that had been set aside to fight Ebola......»»

President Donald Trump's administration has requested the Congress to release $2.5 billion in funding to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, the Associated Press reported Monday. read more.....»»

President Donald Trump is asking Congress for billions of dollars in infrastructure investment in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, but is leaving details up to lawmakers as to where they want to funnel the money......»»

President Joe Biden's American Families Plan would cost $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, or about $700 billion more than the White House’s estimate, according to a study out Wednesday from Penn Wharton Budget Model analysts......»»

Congress, like many other areas of American life, is slowly but surely beginning to return to normal as more lawmakers and staff get vaccinated and the level of coronavirus worry ebbs. Lawmakers say there's still a long ways to go yet, though......»»

Now that Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill has been signed into law, the wait is on for the launch of the huge package’s new aid program for restaurants......»»

A key Democratic senator said Tuesday about $50 billion dollars in lending authority still exists for the Paycheck Protection Program but the program will need to be extended quickly as-is for that cash to get out the door......»»