Congress Archive
Archives for April 2020


Jane Mayer on how McConnell exemplifies the GOP’s “cult of winning.”


Congress’s next bill will center on funding for desperate state governments.


It also includes additional money for hospitals and testing.


Small businesses need to apply quickly to capitalize on the new funds.


He’s increasingly voicing concerns about how more spending could add to the national debt.


The House won’t be voting remotely — for now.


Ruth’s Chris, Potbelly, and Shake Shack are just a few companies that have gotten small-business loans.


It focuses primary on small-business loans but includes money for hospitals and testing as well.


The IRS began sending out the first wave of stimulus payments last week.


The proposal would cover part of companies’ payroll costs.


And Congress is at an impasse over how to keep on funding it.


The coronavirus presents a unique crisis for America’s rural hospitals. Klobuchar has a plan to help them.


House Democrats will unveil a bill to dramatically expand COBRA subsidies for laid-off and furloughed workers.


The Senate face-off over a new bill to help small businesses, briefly explained.


Democrats and Republicans still need to work through their disagreements of what it should include.