Friday, December 18, 2020
This Week’s Dose
Congress is close to a deal to fund the government as well as provide further coronavirus (COVID-19) relief, although work will continue over the weekend. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, and is expected to
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Congress Expected to Finalize $900 Billion in COVID-19 Relief. House and Senate lawmakers are reportedly nearing a deal on COVID-19 relief and stimulus legislation that resembles a proposal introduced by the bipartisan bicameral working group earlier this week. The bill is expected to include direct grants to states and localities and funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support vaccine distribution, along with funding for states for testing and contact tracing efforts, and additional money for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). The bill is also expected to include additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program to
Curt Magleby, top lobbyist for Ford Motor Co. in Washington, D.C., is retiring after 32 years with the company on Dec. 31 just as the industry prepares for a new administration amid unprecedented transformation to all-electric vehicles.
He went from Exxon petroleum engineer to financial analyst for the electronics division at the Ford Rawsonville plant in 1988.
“I still remember I had my Audi 4000 I had bought in California,” Magleby, 61, told The Hill news. “As a new MBA, you get there early, you park in front and you try to do all the things right. I remember, it was about like day three, and one of my colleagues came up and said, ‘Curt, you might want to park the car in the other parking lot.’ ”
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