Stimulus Nears Election Endgame on Pelosi Deadline, Senate Vote

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Billy House and Erik Wasson in Transport Topics

After months of on-again, off-again talks on an increasingly needed fiscal-stimulus package, Oct. 20 is shaping up as a do-or-die moment for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to get a virus relief deal done in time for El…

Pelosi, Mnuchin Still Far Apart on Virus Stimulus Deal

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Billy House and Erik Wasson in Transport Topics

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats Oct. 1 that she’s skeptical of getting a deal for a new economic stimulus in negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, according to two House Democratic officials.

Mnuchin Says There Is Still No Agreement on Fiscal Stimulus

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Billy House and Erik Wasson in Transport Topics

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there’s still no agreement on a fresh fiscal stimulus package after he met for about 90 minutes with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Billy House and Erik Wasson in Transport Topics

The House gave final last-minute congressional approval July 1 to extending the popular Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses until Aug. 8, hours after the deadline for applications lapsed with more than $130 billion still available.