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'He's bragging about it in Kentucky': Biden calls out McConnell for touting COVID-19 relief bill the senator voted against
McConnell talked about the benefits of Biden's American Rescue Plan and its impact on Kentucky but …
Lauren Frias
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Pelosi scraps new coronavirus aid from government funding bill after Democrats revolt over states losing Biden stimulus cash
Democrats were forced to eject $15 billion in new coronavirus relief funding after a last-minute bl…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Bernie Sanders was initially 'hesitant' to work with Josh Hawley to push for stimulus checks: book
In December 2020, Sanders pushed for another $1,200 stimulus payment for Americans and was joined i…
John L. Dorman
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez parodied GOP stance against $2,000 stimulus checks in a sarcastic tweet
On Monday, the House achieved the required two-thirds majority to pass a bill boosting the stimulus…
Lauren Frias
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Trump just cost jobless workers one week of federal unemployment assistance after he failed to sign the relief bill by midnight on Saturday
The president's push for $2,000 stimulus checks has threatened the federal unemployment benefits in…
Kelsey Vlamis,Joseph Zeballos…
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Trump wants Congress to approve stimulus checks for 'more money than they're talking about'
Members of Congress are in talks about a $908 billion bipartisan relief package that would not fund…
Yelena Dzhanova
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White House indicates Trump will sign $900 billion stimulus deal brokered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress
The legislation includes $600 stimulus checks, $300 weekly unemployment benefits, small business ai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The poorest 20% of Americans will likely see a 20% income boost thanks to Biden's stimulus plan, per new analysis
The richest 1% will receive a 0% income boost from the bill, according to the Tax Policy Center's a…
Erin Snodgrass
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Biden unveils $1.8 trillion spending plan to extend cash payments for parents, set up universal pre-K and free community college
The plan would extend cash payments for parents and set up universal pre-K and free community colle…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Joe Biden to issue executive order implementing $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors
The move is set to increase pay for hundreds of thousands of workers on government contracts by the…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Top House Democrat unveils plan to establish universal paid family and medical leave programs
The proposal from Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal would also make permanent a $300 monthly check pr…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Stop lying about the relief bill
No, the bill doesn't just include $600 for everyday Americans. It has a lot more aid in it than tha…
Josh Barro
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Mitch McConnell is reportedly taking the lead on stimulus negotiations as the Trump administration sits out
Joe Biden may also leap into the talks on a coronavirus relief plan. Democrats and Republicans are …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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With federal stimulus payments unlikely, here are the 18 states giving money to residents in relief checks to combat inflation
With no public plans for federal stimulus checks, more than a dozen states instated their own relie…
Lauren Frias
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Trump's delay on signing the stimulus bill could have cost unemployed Americans $5.9 billion - but now new reporting suggests payments won't lapse as feared
Some 20 million workers risked missing a week's worth of stimulus funds, but the Department of Labo…
Andy Kiersz
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The most effective stimulus bill will boost unemployment benefits and PPP in order to drive economic growth, JPMorgan says
PPP loans were fairly ineffective earlier in the year, but vaccine rollouts can transform the progr…
Ben Winck
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A GOP senator's push to stifle Fed lending is the latest example of Republicans hampering stimulus progress
Democrats balked at the GOP senator's request, saying it was a last-minute demand not previously me…
Ben Winck
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As another stimulus package hangs in the balance, some programs like unemployment benefits are set to expire by the end of March
The current package includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400 payments in federal unemployment benefits…
Lauren Frias
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One alarming chart shows virus cases spiked soon after initial stimulus efforts were exhausted
Key elements of the CARES Act expired in July, just as US virus cases surged and the pace of econom…
Ben Winck
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Tired of waiting for help, some states have begun passing their own COVID-19 aid
Critics argue the success of these individual relief bills undermines calls for significant state a…