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Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., arrives for the Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch on Tuesday, June, 9, 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Appropriators face busy summer following COVID-19 delays

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 15, 2020 at 10:57am
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is among Republicans who are pumping the brakes on the next round of coronavirus aid, following a report from the Labor Department that noted a modest decline in unemployment.

Surprising jobs report could slow next coronavirus aid package

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 8, 2020 at 2:10pm
While police grants stemming from the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus aid package passed in March are flowing, firefighters have yet to see a dime.

Disparity between police and fire departments over virus aid

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 2, 2020 at 1:49pm
How will state and local governments respond to a projected above-average hurricane and wildfire season during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The cost of battling multiple disasters

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 27, 2020 at 3:46pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pulls up her mask as she departs from her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The House passed a $3 trillion aid package. Now what?

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 18, 2020 at 3:05pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democrat talks about the next coronavirus relief bill.

House Democrats set the bar for next coronavirus relief bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 13, 2020 at 3:24pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters in the Capitol on Monday as the chamber reconvened.

A long road ahead for the next coronavirus relief bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 5, 2020 at 1:21pm
CQ Budget podcast, Ep. 152

The US may be heading into one of the worst recessions in history

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted April 27, 2020 at 1:53pm
CQ Budget podcast Ep. 151

Congress reaches agreement for a fourth relief bill, but is it enough?

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted April 22, 2020 at 11:02am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer wants the next relief bill to include $100 billion for hospitals and $150 billion for states, as well as an increase to the maximum monthly benefit for people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Congress struggles to find a solution for small-business funding

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Jim Saksa
Posted April 13, 2020 at 12:10pm