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House Democrats on June 22 released details of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package – the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) – that they plan to bring to a vote before July 4, although the measure’s prospects in the GOP-controlled Senate are uncertain.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told House and Senate policymakers this week that economic support for workers and businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 should continue, adding that until COVID-19 is fully contained, “a full recovery is unlikely.” ...

The Real Estate Roundtable’s first Virtual Annual Meeting this week attracted nearly 300 Roundtable members who remotely accessed discussions with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and industry leaders on COVID-19 policy responses, racial injustice and business reopening challenges. The Roundtable’s policy advisory committee meetings also held their first remote meetings ...

Statement from Roundtable Chair Debra Cafaro and Roundtable President and CEO Jeffrey DeBoer: "Systemic racism and injustice is a pandemic that has plagued our nation for far too long. The real estate industry must help to eliminate at its core this scourge in our society and economy. The moment for leadership is now. The Real Estate Roundtable commits to motivate meaningful and lasting change within our spheres of influence." See full statement ...

Real estate industry leaders this week responded to protests against racial injustice throughout the nation sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Real Estate Roundtable Chair Debra Cafaro (Chairman and CEO, Ventas, Inc.) on June 2 stated...

House Democrats and the insurance industry recently released separate proposals aimed at expanding the availability of pandemic-related business interruption insurance. Legislation introduced on May 26 by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) ...

After the House of Representatives last Friday passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, Republican policymakers have signaled they may be open to another COVID-19 bill, but on a measured basis...