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Byline: ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

28 May

Biden’s $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

published on May 28, 2021 - 1:16 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new

22 Dec

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

published on December 22, 2020 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals

21 Dec

New PPP money in $900B COVID relief bill headed for Congress

published on December 21, 2020 - 2:00 PM

After months of Washington gridlock, Congress is set to vote on a $900 billion pandemic relief package, finally delivering long-sought

18 Dec

Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks

published on December 18, 2020 - 12:58 PM

(AP) — Bearing down on a midnight shutdown deadline, congressional negotiators on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package

09 Dec

Lawmakers act to avert shutdown, buying time for COVID talks

published on December 9, 2020 - 2:05 PM

(AP) — Still spinning their wheels on COVID-19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a one-week government funding extension on Wednesday that buys

08 Dec

COVID-19 aid in balance as Congress buys time for talks

published on December 8, 2020 - 1:10 PM

(AP) — Top Washington Republicans are convening Tuesday to sort out their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief,

04 Dec

COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal

published on December 4, 2020 - 1:37 PM

(AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19

03 Dec

Optimism growing for COVID relief bill as pressure builds

published on December 3, 2020 - 3:02 PM

(AP) — Optimism about delivering long-sought COVID-19 relief is building on Capitol Hill after additional rank-and-file lawmakers voiced support for

10 Nov

GOP unveils $1.4T spending bill amid post-election turmoil

published on November 10, 2020 - 1:15 PM

(AP) — Republicans controlling the Senate unveiled a government-wide, $1.4 trillion spending bill on Tuesday, a largely bipartisan measure that

21 Oct

Pandemic relief talks inch ahead, but McConnell is resistant

published on October 21, 2020 - 1:35 PM

(AP) — Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill have taken a modest step forward, though time is running out and

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