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COVID-19 Update: Senate Unanimously Passes Emergency Stimulus Package

Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)Photo of Mark Faccenda (US)Photo of Rachel Park (US)Photo of Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Thomas Dowdell (US), Mark Faccenda (US), Rachel Park (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC
The United States Senate has passed a $2 trillion phase three emergency package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).  The Senate approved the CARES Act on a unanimous vote of 96-0, with three Senators in self-quarantine and another returning home out of an abundance of caution.  The CARES Act, assuming it … Continue reading

Healthcare-related exception in FCC TCPA order upheld

Photo of Susan Ross (US)By Susan Ross (US) on Posted in Regulatory
On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) omnibus order of 2015, relating to challenges to the FCC’s determination on healthcare calls and three other rulings relating to cell phones. The appellate court upheld an exception for certain “emergency” … Continue reading
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