Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday vowed not to support a federal relief bill aimed at aiding his state in its recovery from Hurricane Ian if it goes beyond providing disaster funding to include unrelated spending. Rubio made the comments in an interview for CNN’s “State of the Union” program several days after the powerful storm made landfall. The Category…
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Vows to Reject Hurricane Ian Relief Bill If Legislation Is Filled With ‘Pork’
Congress Passes $50 Billion US Postal Service Relief Bill
March 15, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to provide the long loss-making Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and require its future retirees to enroll in a government health insurance plan. In a rare display of bipartisanship for a narrowly divided Congress, the 79–19 vote follows approval by…
Pelosi: Democrats ‘Will Persist’ With Increasing Federal Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on March 11 that Democrats would continue to fight for raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour after a failed attempt to include it in President Joe Biden’s economic rescue plan. Senate Democrats removed the proposal to raise the minimum wage from the rescue plan, after the Senate…
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The House passed the final version of the pandemic relief bill, an advisor to President Joe Biden is urging migrants not to come to the U.S., and a new study finds that the UK variant of the virus is up to twice as deadly as original strains.
US Could Send $1,400 COVID Bill Payments Within Days; Child Tax Credit a Bigger Challenge
WASHINGTON—With plenty of practice sending coronavirus relief payments to Americans, the federal government should be able to launch the delivery of $1,400 checks almost immediately once Congress finalizes the new aid bill and President Joe Biden signs it, tax experts say. Some Americans might see direct payments as soon as this week if the bill…
Senate Democrats Reject All Republican Amendments But 3 Before Passing Relief Bill in Partisan Vote
Democrats rejected all but three Republican amendments to the $1.9 trillion relief bill, which cleared the Senate in a partisan vote Saturday. One Republican amendment to be adopted as part of the marathon vote-a-rama session that lasted more than 24 hours was amendment #1092 on reducing the unemployment insurance plus-up from $400 to $300, introduced…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (March 5)
The Senate continues to debate amendments to the massive pandemic relief bill, Texas lawmakers introduce a bill to counter social media censoring, and Trump Supporters in New York City unfurl a massive flag.
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 5)
Senators debating President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill. Will the amendment process drag on for days? Or will Democrats be able to pass it before next week? A group of Republican Senators say they want schools to re-open. They say the Biden administration and school unions are getting in the way. The only Democrat…
Biden Strikes Deal With Senate Democrats on Stimulus Check Ramps and Unemployment Boost
March 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats reached a deal on key provisions of the COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday that will see the pandemic unemployment benefit top-up stay at $400 through August, while eligibility thresholds for the $1,400 direct payments to American families will be tighter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked at a…
Biden Strikes Deal With Senate Democrats on Stimulus Check Thresholds, Unemployment Boost
March 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats reached a deal on key provisions of the COVID-19 relief bill on March 3 that will see the pandemic unemployment benefit top-up stay at $400 through August, while eligibility thresholds for the $1,400 direct payments to American families will be tighter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked…
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