President Donald Trump on Saturday demanded Congress deliver better aid to Americans suffering from the coronavirus pandemic as he rejected the bloated relief bill passed before Christmas.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the expectation is that President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the coronavirus relief bill were “just more noise,” and that, when all is said and done, Trump will ultimately end up
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) stated that he believes Americans should receive $2,000 direct payments, and that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) removes the pork from the spending package,
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” House Majority Senior Whip Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said that Democrats will vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 on Monday, and believes that the vote will pass in the House. Dingell said, “We’ll
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) said that he is “proud that Democrats negotiated an emergency coronavirus relief and omnibus package to save lives and livelihoods and crush the virus.” And that the agreement “is an important
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) stated that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t willing to “reduce all that wasteful spending” in the coronavirus relief bill, President Donald Trump should veto
A majority of Americans view $600 in individual stimulus checks — which the House and Senate agreed to as part of a greater $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill — as too small, according to a Business Insider survey released this week.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) stated that the deal on the coronavirus relief bill should be kept together and increased direct payments “should be a separate issue.” Because if direct
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s “The Situation Room” that President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the coronavirus stimulus agreement were an embarrassing “stunt.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Daily Briefing,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged President Donald Trump to sign the coronavirus relief bill and then have a debate on additional direct payments and that he is “not a fan
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that we should have “targeted relief” and not “one size fits all” direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill. Blackburn said, “President Trump fully understands
The coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress Monday blocks governors from using emergency education relief funds for school choice programs.
Wednesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) doubled down on his criticism of the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill that had extra provisions added.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson criticized Congress for the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill for millions going to international priorities and mocking it for the $600 in stimulus.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kennedy,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) slammed the coronavirus relief bill and stated that the bill “is what happens when we reward leadership by continuing to support these bad bills.” Roy said, [relevant
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “should be vetoed” by President Donald Trump via a pocket veto, “and I’m hoping it will be.” Biggs
On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said that President Donald Trump’s criticism of the direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill is correct and Congress “should send $2,000 checks to the American people right now.” Ossoff
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reacted to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the coronavirus relief bill by stating that “he should not be doing this right now,” and that there are the needed
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) said that both she and Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) “have been helping deliver relief under this pandemic, relief that the Democrats have blocked time and again.”
President-elect Joe Biden greeted the passage Monday night of a massive, 6,000-page coronavirus relief and spending bill with calls for more spending on the pandemic in the new year.
The Senate joined the House on Monday evening in passing a coronavirus relief and stimulus bill nearly 6,000 pages long.
Getting money out to the American people was one of the most prudent things Congress did to stave off economic disaster when the pandemic took hold this spring.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive $900 billion coronavirus relief and stimulus bill on Monday evening, mere hours after the nearly 6,000-page legislation was released.
The coronavirus relief bill released Monday includes $250 million in investment aid for the Palestinians and for encouraging Israeli-Palestinian dialogue in a provision titled the “Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020.”
During a speech on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that Congress should “conclude our talks, draft legislation,” and pass another round of coronavirus relief and warned that every day of delay can cost
During an interview with Fox News Radio on Wednesday, Senate Republican Conference Chair Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) stated that there is increasing optimism that a deal on the next round of coronavirus relief will be one “that leaves out the areas where
On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that disagreements over liability protection and funding for state and local governments should not hold up agreement on the next round of coronavirus relief. Manchin said that if Democrats and Republicans
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) expressed skepticism that a coronavirus relief deal will be reached and said that Democrats’ insistence on funding for state and local governments will prevent a deal
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pitch to “set aside” liability protection and funding for state and local governments in coronavirus relief negotiations. Schumer said, “Sen. McConnell has
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called for liability protections and funding for state and local governments to be “set aside” in the next round of coronavirus relief and tackled when another request for
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) criticized Democrats for walking away from the $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief package that the White House was working on with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and said Democrats walked
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Problem Solvers’ Caucus member Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) stated that the Senate and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are the ones holding back reaching a coronavirus deal and said
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the bipartisan coronavirus relief proposal “is not a bill that should be passed.” Sanders said, “Absolutely, we need direct payments. Let us be clear, what we have right
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) said that “for months, Senate Republican leaders have refused to come to the table, to negotiate the urgent emergency relief that is so desperately needed.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, Tom Udall
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), who Joe Biden has picked to be Senior Adviser and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “pointed out, correctly, that,
During a press conference on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that refusing to accept a smaller coronavirus relief bill “was not a mistake.” And she’s “very proud of where we are.” CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju asked,
Facing the prospect of a Republican-controlled Senate, former Vice President Joe Biden’s team is exploring the possibility of tying climate change legislation to economic relief efforts related to the novel coronavirus, according to a report.
The Committee for a Responsible Budget released a report that claims Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt does more harm than good.
Monday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Problem Solvers Caucus co-Chairs Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) stressed the importance of passing COVID-19 stimulus in the lame-duck session. With coronavirus cases rising in many places across
They blocked a bill before Election Day but now Democrats are once again back at the stimulus negotiation table.
