U.S. Senate President Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) said on Tuesday (Oct. 13) that the body will take up a COVID-19 relief measure before the end of October. McConnell said in a news release that the legislation will focus on reviving the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), which...
Six months after the Democrat-controlled House passed a $3.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, Senate Republicans say they are prepared to vote on their version as early as this week. CNBC reported that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said the chamber will consider a...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday (July 6) that he could be open to more stimulus checks for individual Americans, NBC reported. “I think the people who have been hit the hardest are people who make about $40,000 a year or less....
Amid high demand for federal help, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he would try to approve additional funding for a small business loan program intended to assist companies that have faced coronavirus impacts. The legislator said the $350 billion effort would require more...
November 17, 2020
As the deliberation over another pandemic-related stimulus continues, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s open to a $500 billion package, Reuters reported. The package would go toward healing the economic pain of the pandemic, according to Reuters. However, as of Tuesday (Nov. 17), McConnell reportedly hadn’t spoken with House Democrats or President-elect Joe […]
October 13, 2020
U.S. Senate President Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) said on Tuesday (Oct. 13) that the body will take up a COVID-19 relief measure before the end of October. McConnell said in a...
September 08, 2020
Six months after the Democrat-controlled House passed a $3.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, Senate Republicans say they are prepared to vote on their version as early as this week. CNBC...
July 07, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday (July 6) that he could be open to more stimulus checks for individual Americans, NBC reported. “I think the people who...
