U.S. House Democrats are signaling that progress is being made on talks about a new stimulus package. However, little indication that anything will be passed in the next two weeks before the November election, Financial Times (FT) writes. A call recently between House of Representatives...
Businesses struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic but shut out of stimulus programs could see renewed relief as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the House move to rework the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The strict conditions of the forgivable PPP loans ended up...
Not content with the $2 trillion in coronavirus relief Congress passed last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants more small business loan funding, additional direct payments to individuals and an extension of enhanced unemployment insurance, CNBC reported. Pelosi spoke with CNBC’s Jim Cramer of ...
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s reported pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that Republicans are more concerned about the interests of banks and financial firms than consumers. “The Trump Administration’s nominee to lead the Bureau has an...
March 10, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives gave the final OK on Wednesday (March 10) to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill championed by President Joe Biden, who plans to sign the bill on Friday, according to CNBC. The bill, which will be among the biggest in U.S. history, will be one of Biden’s first big legislative […]
October 20, 2020
U.S. House Democrats are signaling that progress is being made on talks about a new stimulus package. However, little indication that anything will be passed in the next two weeks...
May 20, 2020
Businesses struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic but shut out of stimulus programs could see renewed relief as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the House move to rework...
April 03, 2020
Not content with the $2 trillion in coronavirus relief Congress passed last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants more small business loan funding, additional direct payments to individuals and...