Covid Relief Bill
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‘Don't Say Gay’ Bill Sponsor Accused of Covid Relief Fraud
Republican lawmaker Joe Harding illegally obtained $150,000 in pandemic loans, according to a federal indictment
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They Were Convicted of Scamming $18 Million in Covid Relief Loans. Now, the FBI Can't Find Them
Authorities realized a third defendant in the fraud scheme had fled when she failed to show up to begin her 10-year prison sentence. Two others remain on the run
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Scammers Stole $100 Billion in Pandemic Relief: Secret Service
The agency is running "more than 900 active criminal investigations into fraud specific to pandemic-related relief funds,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Roy Dotson
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Michigan Politicians, All Republicans, Pocket Thousands in Bonuses From Federal Covid Relief Funds
Only after public outcry, a lawsuit and a statement from the county prosecutor calling their actions illegal, did the county commissioners agree to return all of the funds
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'A Truly Transformative Moment': Biden's Stimulus Is a Seismic Shift in the Federal Approach to Child Poverty
‘The idea that children shouldn’t suffer, essentially, regardless of their parents’ circumstances?’ says one poverty researcher. ‘That’s new.’
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Tom Cotton Blasts Relief Checks to Prisoners But Supported Them Under Trump
“Just goes to show how radical Democrats ideas are,” the Republican from Arkansas said
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Joe Manchin Offers a Glimmer of Hope for Filibuster Reform
The conservative Democrat just signaled support for weakening the filibuster. Here's what he said
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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill Without a Single Republican Vote
The bill will now return to the House for a final vote before being signed into law
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