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One day after a mob descended on the U.S. Capitol, evacuating the House and Senate Chambers as Electoral Votes were being ceremonially counted, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is saying she is heartbroken over what took place.
“I just want everyone to know in Minnesota that this was an infuriating day yesterday,” Klobuchar says. “It was heartbreaking. This is the people s house and a mob literally was allowed to storm in.”
Klobuchar told WCCO Radio’s Dave Lee that she is proud of the fact that everyone in the House and Senate reconvened to get the job done once the Capitol was secured again.
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On this Christmas morning, the fate of the $900 billion COVID relief bill that Congress passed this week after seven months of tough negotiation is up in the air.
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Yeah. Here s how we got here. President Trump, who is no longer in Washington, said he had problems with the bill. The biggest one was he wanted individuals to get bigger direct payments - $2,000 instead of $600 - which is also what Democrats originally wanted. And so yesterday they tried again to get it.
GREENE: All right. Let s talk more about this with NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith. Tam, good morning.
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December 23, 2020 / 11:24 AM / CBS News McConnell congratulates Biden and Harris
President-elect Joe Biden s victory is set to be reaffirmed early next month, when the new Congress convenes in a joint session to count each state s Electoral College votes.
Required by the Constitution, the event typically occurs with little fanfare. But the joint session slated for January 6 is already expected to bring heightened drama, as some of President Trump s Republican congressional allies have indicated they plan to challenge the electoral votes in certain states, though these efforts are almost certain to be unsuccessful.
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