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Capitol Report: Clash over next round of coronavirus aid to heat up as Senate returns, Trump insists on payroll tax cut

A partisan battle over the next round of coronavirus aid is set to heat up this week, with the Senate returning to Washington and President Donald Trump insisting that a payroll tax cut be part of any relief package......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 4th, 2020

Capitol Report: $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package clears first Senate hurdle but long road awaits

Senators, used to leaving Washington on Thursday afternoons, were resigning themselves to the prospect of late nights and long hours going into the weekend as Democrats push to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic aid package......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 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: $1.9-trillion relief package is now in Senate’s hands as Democrats eye March 14 deadline

Democratic efforts to push a $1.9-trillion package through Congress to offset the coronavirus pandemic's economic impact switch to the Senate this week, as a key deadline looms in the middle of the month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 1st, 2021

Capitol Report: Schumer vows impeachment won’t slow down coronavirus package

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats won't allow the impeachment of former President Donald Trump to slow momentum for massive new coronavirus economic aid package......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 9th, 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

Capitol Report: Trump could veto the coronavirus aid bill. Here’s what’s next

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?.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 23rd, 2020

Capitol Report: Coronavirus aid deal easily sails through Congress, as both sides eye future fight

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 21st, 2020

Capitol Report: McConnell says coronavirus-aid deal done, but no votes until Monday

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 20th, 2020

Capitol Report: Trump says he supports more money for New York, other states in ‘Phase 4’ aid package

President Donald Trump speaks on Tuesday at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2020

Private Equity Group Lobbied Trump Administration For $500B Coronavirus Bailout Fund: Report

The American Investment Council, which acts as a lobbyist for the private equity industry, pushed the Trump administration to include $500 billion in relief for businesses as part of a coronavirus stimulus package, CNBC re read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 1st, 2020

Capitol Report: Trump, Pelosi see ‘Phase 4’ coronavirus package that includes infrastructure spending

As Washington considers other steps for responding to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic damage, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both have suggested a “Phase 4” package could include spending on infrastructure......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 31st, 2020

Capitol Report: Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package into law after House approves measure

The approvals Friday from President Donald Trump and the House of Representatives for a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package come after a Republican congressman’s effort to slow down the measure flopped......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2020

Capitol Report: House approves $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, sending measure to Trump

In a quick voice vote on Friday, the House of Representatives OKs a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package to help the U.S. economy cope with the pandemic. The passage comes after a Republican congressman’s effort to slow down the measure flops......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2020

Capitol Report: Senate strains to reach common ground on coronavirus stimulus deal

Senate lawmakers are racing to finish a massive aid package to help Americans devastated by the coronavirus, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said it needed to be completed “today.”.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 23rd, 2020

Capitol Report: Coronavirus stimulus package could pass Congress next week, analysts say

As Republican and Democratic lawmakers and the Trump administration work on measures that could stimulate the U.S. economy and help workers, analysts say a big stimulus package could pass Congress next week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2020

Capitol Report: Trump signs coronavirus relief bill, as Congress turns its focus to broader stimulus

President Donald Trump late .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2020

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: Coronavirus stimulus package ‘remains elusive’ as Washington is focused on ‘disaster relief,’ analysts say

While Republican and Democratic leaders say they’re close to a deal on a coronavirus bill, analysts are stressing the latest legislative effort isn’t designed to deliver a big boost to the economy or markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020