House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said that she believes a COVID relief package, which will likely include the $1,400 stimulus checks, will be sent to President Joe Biden's desk before Mar. 14, the deadline for when unemployment benefits will start expiring.
President Donald Trump signed the massive coronavirus relief bill and government relief package into law on Sunday despite his initial comment suggesting he would veto the bill.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have finally agreed on another stimulus package and might draft the bill anytime before the election.
The House of Representatives has passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which includes a $120 billion assistance for small and independently-owned restaurants.
Pres. Donald Trump already announced the new Supreme Court Justice and a stop-gap agreement for federal funding. Will Congress focus on the stimulus bill next week?
As the Republican-backed "Skinny" COVID-19 relief bill failed to pass with the Senate, most of us are thinking about what would be the next step and areas of agreement to make an economic stimulus bill to help Americans.
Senate Republicans voted in favor of the new relief aid bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced, and as expected, the Democrats continue to reject the proposal.
Senators are expected to vote on Thursday over the new stimulus bill that Senator Mitch McConnell introduced on Tuesday after returning from the August recess.
Senate Majority Mitch McConnell unveiled the different financial aids under the new stimulus bill on Tuesday. He also assured that Senate will vote within this week.
The Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to debate in providing the right amount of financial aid for state and local governments amid the stalled talks on the stimulus bill.