US Coronavirus Relief

• Biden’s $1.9T bet that a COVID-19 relief fund can help cure America

  Provisions in the 628-page bill add up to one of the largest enhancements to the social safety net in decades, pushing the country into uncharted territory.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2021
  
• Biden meets Republican senators over coronavirus aid package, but no quick deal

  The goal is for approval of COVID relief by March, when extra unemployment assistance and other pandemic aid expires.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2021
  
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• Trump’s $2,000 coronavirus relief cheques stall as Republicans block vote in Senate

  Senators will be back at it Wednesday as McConnell is devising a way out of the political bind, but the outcome is highly uncertain.

  Politics

  Dec 29, 2020
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• 70% of coronavirus relief payments to deceased are now recovered: U.S. officials

  The Government Accountability Office said Monday it had been told by the Treasury Department that nearly 70 per cent of the $1.6 billion that had mistakenly gone to dead people had been recovered.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2020
• Next round of U.S. coronavirus aid could cost well over $1 trillion as talks stall

  With the pandemic showing no signs of easing, officials acknowledge the daunting challenge of trying to contain the coronavirus and prevent further economic distress.

  World

  Jul 21, 2020
• U.S. Senate extends small business coronavirus relief program to Aug. 8

  The move by Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin came hours before a deadline for applying for the program, which was created in March and modified twice since.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2020