Bipartisan COVID-19 Plan Helps Businesses, Unemployed; Splits State Aid, Liability Shield December 15, 2020 By Laura Litvan and Erik Wasson A bipartisan group of lawmakers released proposed Covid-19 relief legislation that may provide momentum for breaking a months-long impasse, by...
McConnell’s Liability Shield Among Hurdles for Coronavirus Relief Bill July 29, 2020 By Erik Wasson and Laura Litvan Stimulus talks between President Donald Trump’s representatives and Democrats bogged down Tuesday over demands by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Trump Signs $8.3B Bill to Fight Coronavirus March 6, 2020 By Erik Wasson and Justin Sink President Donald Trump signed a $7.8 billion emergency coronavirus spending bill on Friday after the number of infections continued to...
Government Spending Bill Includes Flood, TRIA Renewals and Obamacare Taxes Repeal December 17, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Laura Davison Congress is planning to use a $1.4 trillion package of two must-pass spending bills to repeal Obamacare taxes, raise the...
GOP Lawmaker Sidetracks Disaster Bill Including Flood Insurance Extension May 27, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Jack Fitzpatrick A single Republican House member temporarily blocked fast-track passage Friday of a $19 billion disaster-aid plan, likely meaning lawmakers will...
Congress Agrees on $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill with Flood Insurance Brief Extension May 23, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Steven T. Dennis Lawmakers said that they agreed to a $19.1 billion disaster-aid bill after months of disagreement and that President Donald Trump...
Democrats, Republicans Tentatively Agree on Farm Bill with Crop Insurance November 30, 2018 By Daniel Flatley, Erik Wasson and Teaganne Finn Democrats and Republicans said they reached a tentative deal on farm legislation after jettisoning controversial work requirements for food stamp...
Congress OKs Stop-Gap Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown December 21, 2017 By Anna Edgerton, Erik Wasson and Laura Litvan The Senate gave final approval Thursday night to a short-term extension of federal funding to keep the government running for...
House Republicans Eye Disaster Aid, Short-Term Funding Bill December 19, 2017 By Erik Wasson House Republicans agreed Monday on $81 billion in disaster relief for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires, the largest standalone...
Congress Avoids Government Shutdown with 2-Week Funding Measure December 7, 2017 By Laura Litvan and Erik Wasson Congress passed a two-week extension of federal funding that averts a government shutdown this week but defers decisions on spending...