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Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Eric Cantor: Federal spending can't substitute reopening the economy hit by pandemic

In this June 4, 2019, file photo, a Planned Parenthood clinic is photographed in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Republican senators demand that DOJ investigate how Planned Parenthood got coronavirus relief aid

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Florida gov. Ron DeSantis eat lunch at Beth's Burger Bar Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Pence is also scheduled to participate in a roundtable discussion with hospitality and tourism industry leaders to discuss their plans for re-opening(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Reopened states revive economy as doomsday predictions don't materialize

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters after a Senate Republican weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Millionaires allowed to claim unemployment benefits in coronavirus stimulus

Tables are set but no customers at Bar Solita a closed restaurant Thursday May 7, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The restaurant group that owns Tarrant's Caf&#233; and Bar Solita decided to close those locations and one other amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Help wanted: Business owners can't compete with generous unemployment benefits

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the food supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs broad order to speed deregulation and relax red tape for economic recovery

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

CBO more optimistic about economic recovery after coronavirus crisis

President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump announces $16 billion in direct payments for farmers hurt by pandemic 'caused by China'

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wears a mask as he walks on the grounds of the White House, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steven Mnuchin: No workers should give their lives to boost the economy

Travelers pick up luggage where signs remind them, with classic Pacific Northwest icons showing the size of two Chinook salmon, to stay six feet apart at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Monday, May 18, 2020, in SeaTac, Wash. Monday was the first day that travelers at the airport were required to wear face coverings in the public areas there. The Port of Seattle has encouraged its employees to wear face coverings, and all federal agencies that operate at the airport require their employees to wear them. All airlines operating at SeaTac require employees and passengers to wear face coverings. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Treasury Dept. slow to dole out coronavirus rescue money for airlines: Report

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Steven Mnuchin to face grilling about small-business lending effort

In this May 14, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four of the five members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have been appointed, but Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have not agreed on who should chair the panel. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Unable to hit trail campaign physically, lawmakers try different strategy

In this Jan. 23, 2018, file photo, then-White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Gary Cohn on rolling back GOP tax cuts: Everything should be on the table

White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House's Hassett: 'I disagree' with Jay Powell, recovery shouldn't take until end of 2021

Customers enter Charles Seafood Restaurant for indoor sit-down service, for the first time since the state shutdown, in Harahan, La., Friday, May 15, 2020. Once a hot spot for coronavirus infections, Louisiana is officially easing up Friday on economically devastating business closures and public gathering restrictions that Gov. John Bel Edwards credits with slowing the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

'A little apprehensive': Retail, restaurants slowly adjust as states' ease restrictions

In this May 14, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four of the five members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have been appointed, but Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have not agreed on who should chair the panel. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

'No red lines': Nancy Pelosi ready to negotiate on coronavirus spending bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House passes Dems' $3 trillion coronavirus spending bill

The Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz, right, a co-founder of the New Sanctuary movement, carries a box of groceries to a woman waiting at the foot of the steps of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Ruiz and others started the Brooklyn Immigrant Community Support mutual aid group in response to a food emergency after many immigrants, including many undocumented workers, were laid off by their employers during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Dems narrowly defeat GOP motion to bar undocumented immigrants from receiving coronavirus payments

President Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he walks on the South Lawn after returning to the White House on Marine One, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington, as he returns from Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

New Jersey, Chicago to get $2 billion in transit funds from CARES Act

In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., walks to a closed Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) ** FILE **

Rep. Abigail Spanberger to 'respectfully' vote no on $3 trillion Democratic-led coronavirus bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi dismisses 'partisan wish list' jab at $3 trillion coronavirus spending bill

Fish Taco restaurant workers talk to a customer, left, in front of the restaurant in Bethesda, Md., Monday, May 11, 2020. As states push for some return to normal business operations, elected officials in the Virginia and Maryland suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C., are unwilling to quickly reopen, as they confront COVID-19 infection and fatality numbers that are the highest in their states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Maryland, Virginia to start reopening as D.C. extends stay-at-home order

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the Capitol building in Atlanta, Monday, April 27, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. Kemp did not say whether he would extend the shelter-in-place order that is set to expire at midnight Thursday. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

'Experiment in human sacrifice' fails to materialize as GOP governor reopens Georgia

Protesters demonstrate at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, April 20, 2020, demanding that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen Pennsylvania's economy even as new social-distancing mandates took effect at stores and other commercial buildings. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

'Freedom now': Trump fuels GOP rebellion with Pennsylvania visit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, hazard pay for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Nancy Pelosi: $3 trillion package is 'not any wish list that is not related' to coronavirus

In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Fed's Powell says more spending by Congress may be needed to avoid long-term economic damage

Vasi's Cafe is shown closed in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Friday, May 8, 2020. Many restaurants have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Economists predict 42% of furloughs to be job losses; bankruptcies of retail chains to spike

In this March 17, 2020, photo, a voter casts his ballot during Florida's primary election at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Advocacy groups are suing state and county officials in Florida in an effort to change rules so that it's easier for Floridians to vote by mail during the current pandemic. The lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Tallahassee, asks a judge to allow ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive within 10 days of that deadline. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Democrats' coronavirus bill would undermine states' voter ID requirement

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats unveil $3 trillion-plus coronavirus spending package

In this file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell pushes 'major package' of COVID-19 lawsuit protections to help reopen economy

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