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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) removes his face mask as he arrives for a news conference with other Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday lawmakers won’t leave Washington this year until they have agreed on a fresh package of coronavirus relief.
McConnell told reporters that he hopes lawmakers can produce a government spending bill with the coronavirus aid attached to it. “We’re going to stay here until we get a COVID package . no matter how long it takes,” the Republican senator said.
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On Dec. 15, 2020 the day after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as America’s 46th President the tweet displayed below alleged Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump before U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did.
The claim was accurate, and we unpack why below. It followed weeks of both leaders’ remaining quiet on the election’s outcome amid court battles and an aggressive misinformation campaign by Trump to try to overturn his loss.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday lawmakers won t leave Washington this year until they have agreed on a fresh package of coronavirus relief.
McConnell told reporters that he hopes lawmakers can produce a government spending bill with the coronavirus aid attached to it. We re going to stay here until we get a COVID package . no matter how long it takes, the Republican senator said. (Reporting by Susan Cornwell; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. File
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Since early November, Mr McConnell has ignored pressure to acknowledge Mr Biden s victory, saying Mr Trump had the right to pursue legal challenges to the election outcome U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on Tuesday congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their Nov. 3 election victories, ending his long silence on the outcome of the presidential race.
In a nearly 10-minute speech that mainly praised Republican President Donald Trump s tenure in office, Mr McConnell closed by saying: “Today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” adding that “he has devoted himself to public service for many years.”
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