Trump says he will sign coronavirus relief package right away
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would sign a $2 trillion legislative package to address the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic into law immediately after it is passed and encouraged lawmakers to bring it over the finish line.
Spokesman for U.S. Senator Grassley: Coronavirus bill language not ‘drafting error’
Disputed language in the U.S. coronavirus relief bill about unemployment benefits was “not a drafting error,” a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Wednesday.
U.S. Republican lawmaker urges State Department to boost diplomacy on oil price war
A top Republican lawmaker urged a U.S. State Department official on Wednesday to press ahead with diplomatic efforts to end the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that is harming U.S. oil producers.
Tempers rise in U.S. Senate as vote nears on $2 trillion coronavirus bill
U.S. senators were set to vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, although critics from the right and left threatened to hold up the bill.
Factbox: What’s in the $2 trillion U.S. Senate coronavirus rescue package
U.S. senators were set to vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Senator Sanders threatens to put hold on Senate aid bill
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he was prepared to put a hold on a $2 trillion Senate coronavirus economic relief bill unless a group of Republican senators drop their objections to language on jobless benefits in the legislation.
White House’s Kudlow: problem with Senate bill’s language ‘will be worked out’
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News in an interview on Wednesday that a problem with language on jobless benefits in a U.S. Senate coronavirus aid bill “will be worked out.”
Biden calls Trump’s Easter back-to-business goal ‘catastrophic’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Donald Trump to re-open American businesses in time for the Easter holiday could be “catastrophic.”
Three Republicans call for layoff language fix before Senate coronavirus bill vote
Three Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday said the Senate should not vote on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill until legislative language that they say would encourage layoffs is fixed or fresh guidance issued from the Labor Department.
‘Help is on the way’: Senate to vote on $2 trillion coronavirus aid package
U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping it will become law quickly.
