#Biden ready to ram through .9T stimulus plan without GOP

#Biden ready to ram through $1.9T stimulus plan without GOP

“#Biden ready to ram through $1.9T stimulus plan without GOP” President Biden is ready to let congressional Democrats steamroll his $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan to his desk — despite his repeated claims of wanting to do it in a bipartisan fashion.  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and House Democratic leaders on Friday insisted…

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# Bitcoin-touting Senator Lummis appointed to Banking Committee

# Bitcoin-touting Senator Lummis appointed to Banking Committee

“# Bitcoin-touting Senator Lummis appointed to Banking Committee ” The most vocally pro-crypto Senator in the U.S. will join the committee responsible for the nation’s financial regulation. On Wednesday night, Senator Lummis’ team told Cointelegraph that Lummis had received her committee assignments for the 117th congress. The freshman republican from Wyoming will take her place…

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#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill

#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill

“#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill” A group of Republican senators on Sunday sent a letter to President Biden suggesting they meet as part of his call for “unity” to negotiate the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. ​”​In the spirit of bipartisanship and unity, we have developed a COVID-19 relief…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 28, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 28, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 28, 2021” The Issue: The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump after the Capitol Hill riots. Chief Justice John Roberts has told the Senate that he will not be presiding over the upcoming impeachment trial (“Trump’s trial is now ‘incite,’ ” Jan. 26). It’s too bad that the…

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#Chuck Schumer makes history

#Chuck Schumer makes history

“#Chuck Schumer makes history” On Wednesday, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer made history by becoming the US Senate’s first Jewish majority leader after Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new senators. Schumer takes control of a Senate split 50-50, with the veep casting the tie-breaking vote. Georgia Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and…

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#VP Kamala Harris laughs while swearing-in Senate replacement

#VP Kamala Harris laughs while swearing-in Senate replacement

“#VP Kamala Harris laughs while swearing-in Senate replacement” Vice President Kamala Harris enjoyed a hearty laugh on the Senate dais last week, when she had to refer to herself in third person while swearing in her replacement. The belly-laugh came moments after she took her seat for the first time as president of the now-Democrat-controlled…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021” The Issue: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s claim that President Donald Trump provoked the Capitol Hill rioters. Michael Goodwin is correct, and Sen. Mitch McConnell needs to either step down as a GOP leader or be removed immediately (“Mitch’s betrayal hurts the nation,” Jan. 20). Like Rep. Liz Cheney,…

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