COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Aug. 5
August 5, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is in session. The House is not. House lawmakers have been told to be available to vote on a COVID-19 relief package, subject to the call of the Speaker. COVID-19 Package Negotiations There still appears to be no tangible progress to speak of, though the urgency to reach an agreement is growing […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, Aug. 4
August 4, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is in session. The House is not. House lawmakers have been told to be available to vote on a COVID-19 relief package, subject to the call of the Speaker. COVID-19 Package Negotiations Negotiations on the COVID-19 relief package continue to show no real progress. The earlier deadline of passing a package by […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 3
August 3, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is in session. The House is not. House lawmakers have been told to be available to vote on a COVID-19 relief package, subject to the call of the Speaker. COVID-19 Package Negotiations Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 3 (AM)
August 3, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is in session. The House is not. House lawmakers remain in Washington, D.C. to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, July 31
July 31, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both chambers have recessed for the weekend. The House will not be in session next week, but Members were told to remain in Washington, D.C. and be prepared to vote on COVID-19 relief. COVID-19 Negotiations Though conversations continue, no meaningful progress has been made on the next COVID-19 relief package to date. As a […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, July 30
July 30, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House and Senate are both back in session. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations The House was originally scheduled to depart Washington, D.C. for the August recess tomorrow. However, House Leadership has informed Members that they should plan to remain in Washington, D.C. next week to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. Negotiations on the […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, July 29
July 29, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House and Senate are both back in session. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Negotiations continue to progress slowly and there is still no indication of a path forward. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have now met four […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, July 28
July 28, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House and Senate are both back in session. However, the House will not vote again until tomorrow to allow Members to pay respects to the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA). Senate Republicans unveiled their proposal for the next COVID-19 relief package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, last night. […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, July 27 (PM)
July 27, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House and Senate are both back in session. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Senate Republicans released the Republican proposal for the next COVID-19 relief bill, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act. Negotiations between now and the August recess will be intense, as there remain many significant areas of disagreement among Republican […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, July 27 (AM)
July 27, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in Session. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package will resume this week and Senate Republicans are expected to release their proposed plan as soon as this afternoon. Senate Republican leaders met with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
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