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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the allocation of CARES Act funds during a December 2, 2020 House Financial Services Committee hearing. (Photo: Tom Williams/Getty Images) News
WATCH: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Grills Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Unused CARES Act Funding
Mnuchin has signaled he will return about $175 billion in unallocated funds, even as the coronavirus pandemic and unemployment crisis rage.
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Sens. Chuck Schumer (L) and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Treasury Department inspectors general on Thursday urging them to probe possible political interference in IRS audits of President Donald Trump's tax returns. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) News
Citing 'Dubious' Practices and Possible White House Interference, Schumer and Wyden Demand IG Probe Into IRS Trump Audit
"Not only has Mr. Trump broken decades of precedent by... refusing to publicly release his federal income tax returns, he has also made numerous public statements against IRS audits," the senators wrote.
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As 21 States Report Surge in Covid-19 and Flu Season Looms, Nursing Homes Implore Congress for Urgent Relief
"We need Congress to prioritize our vulnerable seniors and their caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living communities by passing another Covid-19 funding package before they leave town for the elections."
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Trump's Millionaire Treasury Secretary Uses Debunked GOP Talking Point to Justify Slashing $600 Unemployment Boost
"Inflicting suffering on tens of millions of Americans by cutting unemployment benefits because of an anecdotal 'some cases' argument that has been refuted again and again is a stupid way to make policy."
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With GOP Refusing Urgent Relief for Main Street, Tens of Thousands of Shuttered US Businesses Now Closing... Permanently
Permanent closures now account for 55% of all closed businesses since March 1.
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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin arrives to speak in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2019. ( News
'Speaking of Looting...': Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds
"This is outrageous AND exactly what was obviously going to happen AND exactly why many of us opposed CARES as written."
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos News
Mnuchin and DeVos Sued for Unlawful Seizure of Student Loan Borrowers' Tax Refunds During Pandemic
"Secretaries DeVos and Mnuchin have inflicted needless financial pain on student borrowers and their families."
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Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin speaks while President Donald Trump listens during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Views
Corporate Looting as ‘Rescue Plan,’ Robber Barons as ‘Saviors’
It’s quite telling who counts as “the economy” and what measures are considered “necessary” or “adequate.”
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'Lining Up at the Trough': Federal Reserve to Offer Corporations $500 Billion No-Strings-Attached Bailout Loophole
"Big corporations have shown time and again that they will put their shareholders and executives ahead of their workers if given the choice."
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Flares burning off gas at Belridge Oil Field and hydraulic fracking site, which is the fourth largest oil field in California. News
'The Opposite of #PeopleBeforeProfit': Trump Orders Big Oil Bailout Just a Day After Historic Price Collapse
Calling for Democrats to fight back with plans to transition to clean energy, Naomi Klein declared it is "time to wind down this abusive industry that has always relied on massive public subsidies."
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