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I noticed a bumper sticker some time ago that read: “Ex Republican – Ask Me Why.” But I felt I knew. And that person has been joined by many others these past three years, including conservative thinkers like George Will. That isn’t fake news.
Yet what also isn’t fake news is the midnight assistance crisis that just occurred – which the president and his congressional supporters helped construct.
And it makes me wonder how poorer backers of the president and the Republican Party, who have modest, meager or even non-existent incomes these days, feel about their loyalty when they see that Republicans kept stimulus payments to individuals as low as possible to $600 (grudgingly raised from the $300 they first proffered) while Democrats introduced legislation months ago asking for $2,000 to help them, which Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Dec. 30 blocked advancement to?
More GOP lawmakers enlist in effort to undo Biden win as Murkowski ‘will vote to affirm the 2020 election’ Author: Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Updated: January 2 Published January 2
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Print article WASHINGTON A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators and senators-elect who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort to subvert the will of American voters.
Had a rough New Year s Eve? Take a look at your online bank account for a little pick-me-up.
People in New Jersey on Friday were reporting that they had received the $600 stimulus payment that the president had signed into law last week.
If you haven t received yours yet, sit tight. It s coming.
Will I get check or deposit?
Direct-deposit payments started going out on Dec. 29 while paper checks and debit cards started being sent on Dec. 30. Which way you get your stimulus depends on how you elected to receive your tax refund and whether the IRS has current bank account information on file.
Republican senators, led by Cruz, plan to object to Biden s victory theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
11 other GOP senators say they will reject election results
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Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks to reporters as he arrives for the weekly Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Eleven Republican senators and senator-elects announced they will reject electors from disputed states, call for a commission to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in those states, and for the states to call a special legislative session to certify their vote in a manner consistent with the findings of the commissionâs audit.