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Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress are nearing an agreement with the Trump White House on a COVID-19 relief package to aid Americans still struggling through the pandemic.
The bill, valued at $900bn, is expected to provide for one-time payments of about $600 to individuals, subsidies to small businesses, $300-a-week jobless benefits and funding for vaccine distribution.
“The finish line is in sight,” Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat said as details of the legislation were being hammered out.
“Everyone wants to get this done. Let’s push through the few final metres and deliver the outcome that the American people very much need,” Schumer said in remarks to the Senate.
By Jason Taylor
US Capitol
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Incoming Iowa Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign says she was mistakenly added to a letter calling on the U.S. House to investigate irregularities in the 2020 presidential election.
The campaign says Miller-Meeks did not agree to sign the letter, which was signed by 25 other Republican House members who were just elected.
A campaign spokesperson did not say if Miller-Meeks supported the effort of her fellow Republicans , only that she did not sign the letter.
The letter was sent to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking Congress to “thoroughly investigate” claims of voter fraud.
By Jason Taylor
US Capitol
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Incoming Iowa Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign says she was mistakenly added to a letter calling on the U.S. House to investigate irregularities in the 2020 presidential election.
The campaign says Miller-Meeks did not agree to sign the letter, which was signed by 25 other Republican House members who were just elected.
A campaign spokesperson did not say if Miller-Meeks supported the effort of her fellow Republicans , only that she did not sign the letter.
The letter was sent to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking Congress to “thoroughly investigate” claims of voter fraud.