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AP Photo/Susan Walsh It was a clever move, but it didn’t work. House Republicans stopped Democrats from passing a bill that would provide $2,000 in stimulus checks to Americans suffering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This would have increased the total from the initial amount of $600. Democrats offered the increase the day after President Trump published a video in which he criticized Congress over the $2.3 trillion stimulus bill, which was full of unnecessary foreign aid and othe...

In $2,000 Stimulus Check Battle, GOP Challenges Nancy Pelosi to Revisit Foreign Aid Newsweek 12/24/2020 Aila Slisco © Alex Wong/Getty House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the press during a news briefing in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2020. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to consider "concerns" expressed by President Donald Trump about foreign aid included in the omnibus government fun...

McCarthy to offer UC request to revisit foreign spending in omnibus Juliegrace Brufke © Bonnie Cash McCarthy to offer UC request to revisit foreign spending in omnibus House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is expected to offer a unanimous consent request on Thursday to revise language pertaining to spending on state and foreign operations in the $2.3 trillion omnibus and coronavirus relief package after President Trump called such spending into question. The request...

The $1.4 trillion bill sheds emergency funds, sticks to 2019 deal Democrats drop push to tie police grants to ban on chokeholds December 21, 2020 6:01 PM By Jack Fitzpatrick Republicans won key victories on spending levels and policy riders in Monday’s omnibus funding package, but that’s little consolation to conservatives frustrated with the last-minute release of a $1.4 trillion measure along with a $900 billion stimulus bill. Lawmakers agreed to keep the 12-bill governm...

U.S. Congress enacts historic funding for Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding 22.12.2020 On Tuesday the United States Congress passed the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act, historic legislation delivering unprecedented levels of funding for peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. The law provides $250 million over five years to expand peace and reconciliation programmes in the region as well supports projects to bolster the Palestinian economy. This legislation is the result of o...

Congress allocates historic funding to Middle East peace This week United States Congress passed the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act, historic legislation delivering unprecedented levels of funding for peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. This follows over a decade of advocacy by the Alliance for Middle East Peace – ALLMEP – toward the creation of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Spearheaded by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey...

email article WASHINGTON -- Most healthcare groups are pleased with the COVID-19 stimulus bill passed in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, although some advocates say more help is needed. "The government spending and coronavirus relief package passed by Congress late last night contains numerous provisions ... important to medical group practices," Anders Gilberg, senior vice president for government affairs at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), said in a statement. "The $...

US to close two consulates in Russia IANS/Washington (AFP file) The US Consulate General in St. Petersburg was closed in 2018. The US Department of State informed Congress that it has planned to close two consulates in Russia over limits set by the government in Moscow on the number of American diplomats allowed in the country, the media reported. In a letter dated December 10 and obtained by The Hill news website, the Department informed that it will permanently close the Vladivostok consulate...

This is why the US will close 2 consulates in Russia IANS Washington: The US Department of State informed Congress that it has planned to close two consulates in Russia over limits set by the government in Moscow on the number of American diplomats allowed in the country, the media reported. In a letter dated December 10 and obtained by The Hill news website, the Department informed that it will permanently close the Vladivostok consulate, while it will temporarily stop services a...

US to close two Russia consulates The State Department has informed Congress that it plans to shutter its last two consulates in Russia over caps set by Moscow on the number of diplomats that are allowed in the country. In a letter to congressional leaders sent on Dec. 10 and obtained by The Hill, the administration said it will permanently close its Vladivostok consulate and temporarily halt work at the consulate in Yekaterinburg. The letter confirming the closures was sent three days before n...