Pelosi: House will stay in session until COVID-19 relief bill is approved
September 15, 2020
Without aid approval, representatives in swing districts face angry voters.
Pelosi brings House back into session to deal with USPS crisis
August 17, 2020
With Trump using a major donor to create chaos at the Postal Service and cause problems with voting by mail, the Speaker is taking action to fix the problems he has created.
House wants Postal Service leaders at emergency overnight hearings
August 16, 2020
House leaders want answers on what appears to be an obvious attempt by Trump to use the post office to help his re-election.
Anger, finger-pointing bring virus aid talk to edge of collapse
August 7, 2020
As discussions turn into anger-driven riffs, those needing help slide further and further into the abyss.
Latest virus stimulus plan still stalled in Congress
August 6, 2020
Trump says he is considering “executive action” to put some plan into place. Legal experts say that is not an option.
Negotiations slow and plodding on virus relief bill
August 4, 2020
With lots of disagreements, both sides blame the other for the continued impasse.
Debate continues on $600 a week temporary unemployment benefit
July 31, 2020
Both sides blaming the other as agreement appears elusive.
Is Congress ready to help or just do nothing?
May 26, 2020
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wants a new relief bill with another $1,200 in payments to most Americans but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell advocates cutting back on help.
Pelosi: ‘Ignore Trump’s lies’ & ‘insist on the truth’
April 15, 2020
The Speaker points out that Trump ignored early warnings about the dangers of the approaching pandemic and put lives at stake.
Congress, White House work on another virus stimulus
April 7, 2020
With most of the funding of the current package still not distributed, Trump, Pelosi, McConnell and both parties want to get more money in more people’s hands as the pandemic threatens America and the World.