Ripple effects are continuing to multiply after the controversial visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan just a few days ago. That visit sparked furious saber-rattling from China, for example, and even had some people fretting about WWIII. Fortunately, the worst-case fears about the Pelosi Taiwan visit didn’t come to pass. But that’s …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference this week that Democrats hope to vote on Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill by the end of next week. Biden’s American Rescue Plan includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400/week in unemployment assistance, $350 billion for state and local governments, and a $15 federal minimum wage. …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to “narrow their differences” on a new stimulus package with $1,200 checks for Americans. If a stimulus package is going to pass before the election, the details need to be finalized and a deal needs to be reached by the end of the day on …
Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration have hit a wall with coronavirus stimulus package talks. The Trump administration and Steven Mnuchin have raised their proposal to $1.8 billion, but Pelosi and House Democrats believe that the bill doesn’t address some of the biggest issues facing the US. Mitch McConnell will attempt to pass “targeted relief” …
