Pelosi aims to move fast on next rescue package

Pelosi aims to move fast on next rescue package-politico: House Democrats are moving rapidly on ambitious plans for a fourth coronavirus relief package, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi eager to put her imprint on legislation that she says could be ready for a vote in the coming weeks. Pelosi told reporters Monday that Democrats are in the early stages of drafting another major bill that will not only shore up health systems and protect frontline health care workers but could include substantial investments in infrastructure.

Trump shifts, says distancing to go to April 30

Trump shifts, says distancing to go to April 30-thehill:  On Sunday Trump announced that the White House will keep its guidelines for social distancing in place through the end of April to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus, a significant shift from less than a week ago, when he said he hoped the country could be “opened up” by Easter Sunday, April 12.

Pelosi warns against ‘selfish’ lawmakers disrupting coronavirus vote

Pelosi warns against ‘selfish’ lawmakers disrupting coronavirus vote-politico: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are determined to clear a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, making contingency plans in case a lawmaker on either side tries to delay the vote. But the move has infuriated many rank-and-file lawmakers, who spent Thursday afternoon and evening scrambling to try to find flights to Washington so they could be present for a potential roll call vote. Lawmakers were previously told they would have at least 24 hours’ notice if they needed to return, but that turned out not to be the case.

Why Isn’t Congress Already Virtual?

Why Isn’t Congress Already Virtual?-politico: Brian Baird says that when he was running through the halls of the Longworth House Office Building on the terrifying morning of September 11, 2001, urging people to flee, he thought first about the safety of his family and then about the survival of the United States Congress.

Heard on The Hill

Heard on The Hill-rollcall: There is no way around it: Opening Day without baseball thanks to the coronavirus pandemic is a bummer. But baseball will return — eventually. In the meantime, the CQ Roll Call archives are awash with great photos from the early days of the Washington Nationals all the way through the World Series championship parade. Yep. That was just last year.

Sweeping economic aid bill to counter coronavirus passes Senate

Sweeping economic aid bill to counter coronavirus passes Senate-rollcall: The Senate voted Wednesday night to send the House a massive financial relief package to tide the U.S. economy and its strained health care sector over for the next few months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate across the country.

Negotiators strike deal on massive coronavirus rescue package

Negotiators strike deal on massive coronavirus rescue package-politico: Senate leaders and the Trump administration clinched a bipartisan deal early Wednesday morning on a nearly $2 trillion emergency relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move intended to assist businesses and millions of Americans amid an unprecedented halt in the U.S. economy.