Tag: pandemic relief

House Republicans Urge Governors to Drop $300 Weekly Unemployment Boost

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and several of his GOP colleagues wrote an open letter to the nation’s governors, urging them to “put America back to work” by ending the $300 weekly pandemic unemployment boost that they blame for discouraging people from taking jobs and hurting businesses and the economy. In the letter, co-signed…


The Chinese Communists Get American Aid

Commentary Even though the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible through its laboratory in Wuhan for the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Communist totalitarian dictatorship has turned this worldwide crisis into a great benefit. In the beginning of the pandemic, Communist China—as the world’s dominant medical supply manufacturer—hoarded and later sold critical medical products to countries…


Democrats Propose $3,600 per Child Tax Credits in Biden Relief Package

Congressional Democrats are proposing an addition to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send up to $3,600 per child to American families this year. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), would expand the child tax credit to up to $3,600 for every child under six years old, and $3,000…


779,000 Americans Filed for Unemployment Benefits Last Week

The Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment was about 779,00 Americans filing for first-time jobless claims.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 1)

A group of GOP senators are set to pitch their own pandemic relief proposal to President Joe Biden. Financial services company Citadel is once again in the middle of a Wall-Street-Bets drama—this time it’s over Silver. And Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, are nominated for the Nobel Peace…


Senate Republicans Propose $618 Billion in Pandemic Relief as Counter to Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Plan

Ten Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled their $618 billion counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan, which some members of the GOP have panned as an unworkable, liberal wish-list. Biden has proposed $160 billion for vaccines and testing, $170 billion for schools and universities, and funds to give certain Americans a $1,400-per-person…


Democrats Ready to Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Without GOP Backing: Schumer

Democrats in Congress are laying the groundwork to use the budget reconciliation process to avoid having to win over any Republicans to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that some GOP lawmakers have panned as an expensive, unworkable liberal wish-list. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Democratic senators Wednesday to be…


Next Round of Stimulus Checks Should Target the Most Needy: Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Tuesday that the next round of stimulus checks should be subjected to more stringent eligibility requirements and target those most in need to minimize the debt burden. In a series of tweets, the Wisconsin Republican argued that targeting the aid more narrowly would avoid encumbering future generations by more…


Sen. Johnson: Next Round of Stimulus Checks Should Go to Most Needy

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the next round of stimulus checks should focus on those who are most in need, and be subject to more stringent eligibility requirements, to minimize the debt burden. In a series of tweets, the Wisconsin Republican argued that targeting the aid more narrowly would avoid encumbering future generations by more borrowing….


IRS and Treasury Begin Sending Stimulus Checks to Millions of Americans

Americans can expect to start receiving a second round of stimulus checks, with some coming as early as Tuesday night, according to the Treasury Department. Known officially as economic impact payments (EIP), the checks are part of the implementation of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, the pandemic relief bill that President…