In the Stimulus Bill, a Policy Revolution in Aid for Children
Welfare critics warn the country is retreating from success. Child poverty reached a new low before the pandemic, and opponents
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Stimulus
After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead
WASHINGTON — President Biden ran for the White House as an apostle of bipartisanship, but the bitter fight over the
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Biden says Americans will start receiving their $1,400 stimulus checks ‘this month’
President Joe Biden vowed to start sending out stimulus checks “this month.” Senate Democrats just passed Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus
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When to expect your stimulus check, and other questions, answered
On Saturday, the Senate approved a $1.9 trillion stimulus package by a vote of 50 to 49, clearing the way
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The Senate just passed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Here’s what in it.
The Senate — following a grueling vote-a-rama on Friday and Saturday — has finally approved a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief
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Democrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track
With the vote still pending on Friday because of the impasse over the jobless aid, the measure to increase the
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Senate Republicans are trying to drag out the stimulus process in the middle of a national emergency
Senate Republicans — beginning with a reading of the entirety of the stimulus package on Thursday — have been trying
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Democrats Narrow Stimulus Payments as Biden Works to Keep Aid Plan on Track
The legislation, which Democrats hope to push through the Senate by the weekend, remains among the largest federal relief packages
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After Stimulus, Biden to Tackle Another Politically Tricky Issue: Infrastructure
Mr. Biden campaigned on a sprawling infrastructure agenda, with trillions of dollars invested in transportation, water and sewer lines, and
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The debate over state and local aid in Biden’s stimulus bill, explained
With President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package headed to the Senate, it looks like Democrats will finally get their long-held
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