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Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis: Prioritizing Wall Street

Sep 23, 2020

Subcommittee staff found that the beneficiaries of the Fed's bond purchases during the pandemic have mostly benefitted corporate executives and investors, instead of workers.

Jan 15, 2021 News Roundups

Fed's rescue helped wealthy most, Trump's ANWR flop a win for climate, and more

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Jan 15, 2021.

Jan 08, 2021 News Roundups

Time for America to finally take on Big Oil, Oil executives have mixed expectations for 2021, and More

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Jan 8, 2021.

Dec 18, 2020 News Roundups

Republican bid to end virus lending slows relief deal, Fed joins climate network, and more

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Dec 18, 2020.

Main Street Lending program fossil fuels versus clean energy

Dec 16, 2020 Analysis

Oil & Gas Dominates in "Main Street" Lending Program

New data shows that 46 fossil fuel companies have received Fed-subsidized loans since July, as the MSLP is set to expire on December 31st.

In one of his final acts as Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin moved last month to claw back funds he authorized for the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending programs.

Dec 11, 2020 News Roundups

Mnuchin grilled over clawback, BlackRock vows shareholder votes on climate, and more

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Dec 11, 2020.

Dec 04, 2020 News Roundups

The oil industry is flailing, PPP loan recipients' data reveals troubling patterns, and more

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Dec 4, 2020.

Nov 20, 2020 News Roundups

Climate change has hit the U.S. harder than any other G20 country, hundreds of companies that got stimulus aid have failed, and more

Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from November 20th, 2020.

Bharat Ramamurti is a member of the oversight commission charged by Congress to monitor how the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are managing COVID-19 recovery dollars.

Oct 29, 2020 Report

Congressional Oversight Commission: Sixth Report

In its sixth report, the Commission provides updates on government lending programs, and asks for more disclosure transparency from the Fed.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Nov 13, 2020 Analysis

Fed’s Fossil Fuel Bailouts Grow to Half Billion as Focus Shifts to Next Steps

The current bailout programs are a political hot potato and policymakers are discussing the next rounds of stimulus. In the meantime, the Fed program designed to prop up midsize fossil fuel companies continues to grow.

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