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Capitol Report: Senate passes House’s coronavirus relief bill, turns its focus to broader stimulus

The Senate on Wednesday works to approve a House-passed coronavirus bill that targets paid leave and testing, as lawmakers and the Trump administration already look ahead to other, broader stimulus efforts......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2020

Capitol Report: Senate aims to pass House’s coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday and turn its focus to broader stimulus

The Senate on Wednesday works to approve a House-passed coronavirus bill that targets paid leave and testing, as lawmakers and the Trump administration already look ahead to other, broader stimulus efforts......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2020

Capitol Report: Senate bill aims to help people delete Facebook by making data more portable

Three senators on Tuesday roll out a bill that they said would make it easier for users to leave the leading social media platforms, in a fresh sign of how Big Tech is in Washington’s crosshairs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 22nd, 2019

Rubio's New Paid Leave Bill Threatens The Very Idea Of Social Security, Report Finds - HuffPost

HuffPostRubio's New Paid Leave Bill Threatens The Very Idea Of Social Security, Report FindsHuffPostThe paid maternity and paternity leave bill proposed by Sen. M.....»»

Category: topSource: googlenewsAug 30th, 2018

Capitol Report: House Democrats roll out bill that would expand Social Security

More than 200 House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduce legislation that would expand Social Security benefits and gradually ramp up how much workers contribute to the social insurance program......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 30th, 2019

Capitol Report: ‘Our economic plan is working,’ Biden says ahead of talks with Republicans on spending

President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon makes a speech on the U.S. economy, with the remarks coming before meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday about his plans for big spending on infrastructure and social programs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 10th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden to speak about economy ahead of talks with Republicans on spending

President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon is due to make a speech on the U.S. economy, with the remarks coming before meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday about his plans for big spending on infrastructure and social programs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 10th, 2021

Capitol Report: Companies poised to ramp up lobbying on taxes as Biden plans hikes, expert says

As President Joe Biden proposes a range of tax hikes to fund his big plans for infrastructure and social spending, Corporate America looks set to escalate its Washington lobbying on taxes later this year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 4th, 2021

Capitol Report: Here’s what’s in Biden’s $1.8 trillion ‘American Families Plan’

President Joe Biden has unveiled what he’s calling the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion proposal for paid family leave, free community college and other domestic policies. Here's a guide to what's in it......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 1st, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden’s ‘American Families Plan’ is coming. What’s in it?

President Joe Biden is set to soon unveil what he’s calling the American Families Plan, which is expected to focus on paid family leave, free community college and other domestic policies. Here's a guide to what could be in it......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 20th, 2021

The White House tees up a $1.5 trillion spending plan for family aid and education funding, new report says

The proposal includes funding for universal pre-K, paid family and medical leave, and seeks to expand the child tax credit through 2025. Mike Segar/.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 20th, 2021

Capitol Report: Restaurants wait for chance to tap into $28.6 billion relief fund: ‘We will be one of the first ones in line’

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 25th, 2021

Capitol Report: As lawmakers reintroduce cannabis-banking bill, analyst says it’s the ‘backup plan if Democrats cannot enact legalization’

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act, a bill that aims to protect financial institutions that work with the cannabis industry......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2021

Capitol Report: The 730-day presidency? Haunted by 2009, Democrats see delay as Republicans’ plan

A specter stalks Democrats on Capitol Hill: the possibility of a two-year, effectively 730-day presidency for Joe Biden, if Republicans win the House and gain the power to block legislation in the 2022 midterm elections......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 12th, 2021

Capitol Report: Bill targeting China would offer Washington a bipartisan win, analysts say

Washington’s next big legislative push could be aimed at China, in a measure that may bring Democrats and Republicans together, analysts say......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 11th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden to rally Senate Democrats as $1.9 trillion relief bill moves forward

President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, as his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package begins moving through the chamber and lawmakers eye a mid-March deadline for passage......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 2nd, 2021

Capitol Report: Democrats may have to lower ambitions for relief bill as Manchin stands firm

Democrats may be forced to scale back their ambitions for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as one key senator, West Virginia's Joe Manchin, has said he won't support trying to stretch the rules governing the budget process......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 3rd, 2021

READ: House Democrats release a scathing 50-page report in favor of impeaching Trump for inciting deadly Capitol riots

Trump is set to leave office on January 20, but Democrats contend that he poses an "imminent threat" to the nat.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 12th, 2021

Capitol Report: House approves stimulus-payment hike, as Democrats try to broaden eligibility in preview of next fight

While Democrats have publicly portrayed the bill as simply carrying out President Donald Trump's desire to boost the payments to $2,000 per individual from the stimulus' $600 amount, it includes another provision that will make it more expensive......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 28th, 2020

Capitol Report: Democrats try to broaden stimulus eligibility in preview of next fight

While Democrats have publicly portrayed the bill as simply carrying out President Donald Trump's desire to boost the payments to $2,000 per individual from the stimulus' $600 amount, it includes another provision that will make it more expensive......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 28th, 2020