US President-elect Joe Biden called upon President Trump to go on national television immediately to call for a stop to the violence that erupted today in the US Capitol as a joint session of Congress attempted to certify the results of the 2020 US Presidential Election.
Celebs React to Mitch McConnell Blocking Call for Unanimous Vote for $2K Stimulus Checks
On 12/29/20 at 4:42 PM EST
Americans won t be getting $2,000 stimulus checks anytime soon after Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a proposal by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Bernie Sanders to unanimously pass the emergency funding. As the news broke, celebrities didn t keep quiet about McConnell s decision, and most of the responses were fueled by rage.
Twitter conversations on Tuesday centered on McConnell s decision to block a vote that would quickly pass the decision to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. While this doesn t mean the $2,000 checks won t be voted on in the future, it means McConnell s actions delayed the process of distributing another round of emergency relief.
The Return of Corporate Tax Incentives Is a Bad Omen for Blue States
New Jersey’s old corporate tax giveaway program was a hotbed of corruption that did little to spur the local economy. As local austerity looms, why is it even bigger now?
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President Trump meets with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the White House on April 30, 2020.
In September, New Jersey officials announced a plan to borrow $4.5 billion to cover what
The New York Times referred to as a “gaping financial hole” in the state’s budget. It was an understandable move given the Covid-19 pandemic’s deleterious effect on employment and local tax revenue, and Democratic Governor Phil Murphy’s advisers said they wished to avoid the “slashing of government services” that working families rely on. To that end, the budget also included a millionaire’s tax.
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Movie Theaters to Get $15 Billion in Aid in Latest COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
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Financial help is coming to movie theaters. Sunday night, Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he and three other Congressional leaders agreed to a $900 billion COVID-related relief package. The package will include upwards of $15 billion in funding that is to be used to help keep movie theaters and other live entertainment venues afloat through the end of the pandemic. While the bill has not been passed, it is the first time McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have agreed on a stimulus package since this spring when the $2.2 trillion CARES Act was first passed.