Also, another update on banks and the stimulus checks. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 18, 2020.
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Nancy Pelosi Needs to Get Her Act Together
Today on TAP: Congress needs to drastically increase oversight of the Fed, among other measures
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Biden Winks at the Insurance Industry
By offering to expand Medicare to 60-year-olds, the candidate also telegraphs to insurers that his help is on the way.
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The Best of Feds, the Worst of Feds
Today on TAP: The Federal Reserve is bailing out saints and sinners alike
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Unsanitized: Meet The Corporate Bailout’s First Policeman
An interview with Bharat Ramamurti. Also, the bad data driving dreams of reopening the country. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 13, 2020.
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Coronavirus Has Broken America’s Food Supply
Because commercial and consumer supply chains are different and cannot easily be transferred, enormous amounts of food are going to waste—and it could get worse.
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Congress Must Have Skipped the First Three Seasons of Trump Reality Show
The failure of oversight throughout the first term has set the stage for House Democrats’ weak performance during the coronavirus crisis.
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The Next Austerity Battle Will Be Fought in the States
The federal government has stepped up spending in response to the coronavirus, but cuts still loom at the state level.
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Donald Trump Has a Bridge to Sell You
His proposed public-infrastructure plan is, of course, a fraud. Democrats beware.