Gabriella Muñoz

Pelosi unswayed by push for remote voting by lawmakers

With coronavirus keeping most of the country in self-isolation and raising concerns about returning to Capitol Hill, House leadership doubled down on opposition to lawmakers being allowed to vote remotely.

April 9, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: Establishing remote voting is ‘not that easy’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doubled down Thursday on her opposition to moving the chamber toward remote voting during the pandemic.

April 9, 2020

Nancy Pelosi slams GOP vote on $250 billion small business loans as a ‘stunt’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the Democrats' requests for an expanded bill to address gaps in the initial $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, as they derailed a $250 billion emergency bill for small business loans.

April 9, 2020

Senate Democrats block additional $250 billion for small business loans

Senate Democrats blocked a move by the Trump administration Thursday to provide businesses with another $250 billion to keep their employees on the payroll, even as 6.6 million more people applied for unemployment benefits and the three-week toll for job losses reached 1 in 10 American workers.

April 9, 2020

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer lay down markers for ‘interim emergency’ relief package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday laid down markers for what congressional Democrats want to see in the next legislative package in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including more money for small businesses, hospitals and local governments.

April 8, 2020

New Democratic Coalition backs $250 billion boost for coronavirus small business loans

The New Democratic Coalition, the largest ideological group in House Democratic Caucus, backed the move to speedily pass $250 billion for additional small business loans Tuesday.

April 7, 2020

Congressional Republicans support boosting funds for small business loan program

Lawmakers were racing Tuesday to approve more money for a five-day-old emergency fund to rescue small businesses and their employees, saying demand from companies reeling from the coronavirus shutdown will deplete the $350 billion program much faster than expected.

April 7, 2020

Reps. Murphy, Katko introduce bipartisan bill for after-action coronavirus commission

Reps. Stephanie Murphy and John Katko floated the first bipartisan bill Friday for an after-action review of the country's response to the coronavirus. Mr. Katko, a Republican from New York, said the committee will be modeled after the bipartisan 9/11 Commission established after the 2001 terrorist attacks. If approved, the committee would not begin its work in earnest until March 2021.

April 3, 2020

Coronavirus rocks U.S. economy; 10 million Americans lose jobs in two weeks

A record 10 million Americans lost their jobs in just two weeks because of the coronavirus shutdown, the government reported Thursday, as states struggle to keep up with the demand for unemployment benefits in the deepest, most rapid shock to the U.S. economy in history.

April 2, 2020

Nancy Pelosi establishes coronavirus oversight committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she's formed a bipartisan committee to oversee the funds allocated for the coronavirus response.

April 2, 2020

Democrats push for green initiatives in coronavirus infrastructure package

House Democrats want a green infrastructure plan at the forefront of the phase four coronavirus package they are working on while Congress is out of session, despite the backlash they received over their phase three proposals.

April 1, 2020

Hakeem Jeffries faults Trump for spike in Asian harassment

House Democrats slammed President Trump's past remarks dubbing the disease crippling the nation as the "Chinese Coronavirus," warning its the kind of remark that's increasingly putting Asian Americans at risk of racial harassment.

March 30, 2020

Nancy Pelosi reveals Democrat demands for coronavirus phase four bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and some of her top chairmen outlined the Democratic priorities for a phase four coronavirus package on Monday, but won't rush to push the bill through.

March 30, 2020

Nydia Velazquez diagnosed with ‘presumed coronavirus infection’

Rep. Nydia Velazquez on Monday confirmed the congressional attending physician diagnosed her with "presumed coronavirus infection" after she came down with symptoms over the weekend.

March 30, 2020

House of Representatives on recess until April 20

The House will not return to the Capitol until at least April 20, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Monday.

March 30, 2020

U.S. Capitol closed to public until May 1

The U.S. Capitol will remain closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak until May 1, the sergeants-at-arms for the House and Senate announced Monday.

March 30, 2020

House passes $2 trillion coronavirus aide package on voice vote

The House passed a bipartisan $2.2 trillion emergency economic relief package Friday, paving the way for an influx of funds to the besieged healthcare system and aid for workers and businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

March 27, 2020

Thomas Massie to force a recorded vote on coronavirus stimulus package

Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, will demand the House take a recorded vote on the $2 trillion coronavirus economic emergency stimulus package.

March 27, 2020

Kevin McCarthy criticizes Nancy Pelosi for trying to insert ‘wish list’ into recovery bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to take a victory lap of sorts Thursday as the House moved to pass a $2.2 trillion economic rescue plan to battle the coronavirus pandemic and send it to President Trump for his immediate signature on Friday.

March 26, 2020

Sasse amendment to fix coronavirus stimulus bill unemployment overpayment defeated

The Senate shot down an amendment to cap unemployment benefits for workers Wednesday, setting up a fast track vote for the full $2.2 trillion economic relief package to combat the impact of the coronavirus.

March 25, 2020