WASHINGTON DC (April 20, 2020) — Congress has already approved more than $2 trillion in fiscal measures to deal with the unprecedented economic and public health crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, while the Federal Reserve has announced trillions of dollars in loans and other extraordinary measures, and it is extremely likely further action will be taken. To promote transparency and accountability, The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has launched the COVID Money

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA (April 20, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, “father” of the wind energy-production tax-credit and a longtime advocate for homegrown renewable-energy, issued the following statement on April 17 concerning wind energy becoming the leading source of electricity in Iowa.

On April 18, the US Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program lent out the last of $349 billion it had on hand in emergency funds. Efforts are underway to ensure that those billions will not be the Program's last.

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 17, 2020) — Thursday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) corrected flaws in the 2016 Supplemental Cost Finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for coal- and oil-fired power plants, consistent with a 2015 US Supreme Court decision. The agency also completed the Clean Air Act-required residual risk and technology review (RTR) for MATS.