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Top Republican McConnell finally acknowledges Biden s victory
US President-elect Biden (left) is set to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right). PHOTOS: REUTERS, EPA
Dec 17, 2020 06:00 am
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ATLANTA: US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday and said that the two had agreed to meet soon, after the lawmaker ended his silence on the results of the presidential election held six weeks ago.
Mr McConnell congratulated Mr Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory during remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, a day after the Electoral College formalised the Democrats Nov 3 win.
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United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed an enormous government spending bill meant to avert a government shutdown and a fresh round of COVID-19 relief on Monday, a Pelosi spokesman said.
Pelosi reiterated Democratic concerns about liability provisions in the COVID-19 relief bill, and told Mnuchin that remaining unresolved items in the spending bill could be resolved easily, Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill wrote on Twitter.
“Recognizing the need to advance a final agreement on both matters together and quickly this week, the Speaker and the Secretary discussed the urgency of the committees finishing their work as soon as possible,” Hammill said.
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