#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on ,000 COVID-19 checks

#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks

“#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks” Sen. Pat Toomey objected this week to the push to pass legislation upping the value of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. Toomey (R-Pa.), widely known as a budget and deficit hawk, repeatedly slammed efforts by President Trump, Democrats and some Republicans to increase direct payments…

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#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’

#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’

“#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock denounced the UK’s vote to leave the European Union as “ethnocentrism and hate” in a newly resurfaced 2018 sermon. “Hate has gone viral,” the pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church said of the 2016 vote to leave the political and trade…

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#Mitch McConnell blocks unanimous passage of ,000 COVID checks

#Mitch McConnell blocks unanimous passage of $2,000 COVID checks

“#Mitch McConnell blocks unanimous passage of $2,000 COVID checks” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked unanimous passage of $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks. McConnell (R-Ky.) objected after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked for unanimous passage. It’s unclear if McConnell will allow a floor vote on the bill that passed the House on…

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#McConnell, Schumer reach deal to block Trump defense bill veto

#McConnell, Schumer reach deal to block Trump defense bill veto

“#McConnell, Schumer reach deal to block Trump defense bill veto” Senate leadership hammered out a bipartisan deal to block President Trump from possibly vetoing the defense authorization bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced early Tuesday. “The Democrat leader and I have agreed to unanimous request as follows: the Senate will meet for pro forma sessions…

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