The head of the American Federation of Teachers dismissed as a "myth" the idea that teachers don't want to reopen schools, but she warned that reopening will take more taxpayer money putting an awkward confrontation with unions at the forefront of the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Less than one week after urging House Republicans to block $160 billion in funding for vaccines to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Minority Whip Steve Scalise is using his position to elevate Republicans who have publicly urged Americans not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Scalise is scheduled to lead a CPAC panel with Wayne Dupree, a Republican activist who has repeatedly cast
Appearing separately on "Fox & Friends" Monday morning, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) both said Democrats are using the coronavirus pandemic to get money for their pet projects, including one in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home district, that have nothing to do with COVID relief.