Nevada’s Democratic senators argued Wednesday for federal funds to help states and cities grappling with the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.
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The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a $3T coronavirus relief bill on Friday, although Republicans in the Senate and President Trump have said they oppose the measure as too expensive.
A report compiled by Senate Democrats found that social distancing, isolation and unemployment have negatively affected the mental health of 45 percent of adults.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package, chock-full of spending for states, cities, tribal government and individual families.
U.S. mayors ramped up their lobbying with a “pain tracker” as cities document their dire needs for federal assistance to offset revenue shortfalls.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is prepared to unveil a stimulus bill written by Democrats that would provide monthly payments to individuals.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would allow the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to testify before a Senate committee, but he defended a decision to block his testimony before a Democrat-controlled House panel.
Rep. Dina Titus urged the Trump administration to redirect money not accepted by large universities with endowments to other institutions in Nevada with large numbers of minority students.
Lawmakers will start slowly returning to Washington, D.C., as a bill to provide aid for states and cities to help deal with the coronavirus is up for debate.