The poorest Americans can expect to see a 33% income boost with stimulus checks and tax credit expansions, new report finds Ayelet Sheffey 10 feb 2021
Democrats propose $50 billion in small business aid as part of larger pandemic relief plan Ayelet Sheffey 09 feb 2021
House Democrats unveil stimulus measures to extend $400 monthly unemployment benefits through the end of August Ayelet Sheffey 09 feb 2021
House Democrats unveil draft of stimulus measures, which include a minimum wage increase and $130 billion for reopening K-12 schools Ayelet Sheffey 08 feb 2021
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would lift 900,000 people out of poverty while adding $54 billion to the deficit, CBO report finds Ayelet Sheffey 08 feb 2021
Over 50 House Democrats are opposed to Biden lowering the $75,000 income threshold for stimulus checks. Here’s what they’re saying. Ayelet Sheffey 08 feb 2021
A pair of House lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan plan to maintain a $75,000 income threshold for the $1,400 stimulus checks Ayelet Sheffey 05 feb 2021
More than $60 billion in previously allocated emergency funding remains unspent, GOP letter says Ayelet Sheffey 05 feb 2021
Democratic lawmakers renew calls for Biden to cancel up to $50,000 of student debt Ayelet Sheffey 04 feb 2021