Following nearly a year of committee hearings, research, policy briefs, and discussion with agency experts, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member...more
On Saturday, August 8, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and three executive memoranda as negotiations for an additional bipartisan COVID-19 relief plan stalled in Washington. These actions follow more than two...more
8/12/2020
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The House and Senate returned to Washington July 20, and a second Coronavirus Relief Package is at the top of the agenda. Passed in late May on party-line voting, the House Democrats' HEROES Act would provide over $3.5...more
7/21/2020
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