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WASHINGTON – The deal aimed at helping Americans weather the fallout from COVID-19s relentless winter was hatched at a small gathering fueled by pasta.  In late November, Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski hosted a dinner at her home that included Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Mitt Romney, R-Utah; and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. The senators began hammering out a broad legislative outline, including stimulus checks, extended unemployment benefits and a fresh lifeline for...

  Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the bipartisan U.S. House passage of a COVID-19 relief package, an effort Johnson has spearheaded with the Problem Solvers Caucus since September. “Congress finally got its act together. I was proud to vote in support of a tailored COVID-19 relief package that supports our small businesses, schools, and hurting American families,” said Johnson. “It wasn’t a perfect bill, but it’s a...

A dinner, a deal, and moonshine: how the stimulus came together By Nicholas Fandos, Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane New York Times,Updated December 22, 2020, 12:53 a.m. Email to a Friend US Senator Mark Warner (L), Democrat of Virginia, US Senator Lisa Murkowski (2nd L), Republican of Alaska, US Senator Mitt Romney (2nd R), Republican of Utah, and US US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (R), Democrat of New Hampshire, listened as a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress announ...

Andrew Taylor A reporter asks a question of the Problem Solvers Caucus including co-chairs Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., pointing at left, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., just right of podium, after they spoke to the media about the expected passage of the emergency COVID-19 relief bill, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill...

at 6:15 pm NPR The House of Representatives approved more than $900 billion for coronavirus assistance on Monday, after months of partisan sniping over what elements should be in a relief measure that virtually all lawmakers on Capitol Hill argued was long overdue. The Senate is expected to act swiftly to approve it and send to the president. In order to avoid a shutdown, since federal agencies run out of money at midnight, the package includes a 7-day stop-gap spending bill ...

Governors Wind Energy Coalition A Dinner, a Deal and Moonshine: How the Stimulus Came Together Source: By Nicholas Fandos, Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane, New York Times • Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Top party leaders cinched a $900 billion relief deal after laying down their swords. But it took an empowered, bipartisan group of moderates to help bridge the divide. Senators Angus King of Maine, Mark Warner of Virginia, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Joe Manchin...

Massive COVID relief and $1.4T government funding package sails through Congress, heads to Trump for signing michael mcauliff WASHINGTON — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night, finally acting to aid struggling Americans after months of bitter infighting and delay. The 5,593-page legislation includes $1.4 trillion to keep the federal government up and running, and nearly $892 billion in funding to shore up an economy battered by the surging corona...

Jacquelyn Martin | AP Updated: 11:42 p.m. ET The Senate acted swiftly Monday night, in a 91-7 vote, to approve more than $900 billion for coronavirus assistance, shortly after the House of Representatives passed the package. The aid comes after months of partisan sniping over what elements should be in a relief measure that virtually all lawmakers on Capitol Hill argued was long overdue. The measure now heads to President Donald Trumps desk. In order to avoid a shutdown, since federal agencies ...

Rep. Carbajal reacts to passage of bipartisan stimulus plan SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Rep. Salud Carbajal voted to pass the COVID-19 relief package on Monday. Carbajal is a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus that he credits with crafting a bill that is on the way to President Trumps desk for signing. The Santa Barbara Democrat said he is glad lawmakers could rise above the gridlock to help people hurt by the pandemic. He believes the money that will go out to workers will stimulate the...

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on economic aid and Biden Blurb: NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what an economic relief bill may mean for President-elect Joe Biden, and President Trumps base and his unfounded election claims. Read the Full Transcript Judy Woodruff: With analysis of the politics behind the COVID relief bill, with the presidents continued attacks on the election results and more, we ...