Schumer, on Saturday, said leadership was making progress on every issue except Toomey s request. This is something that only materialized in the past few days and would leave the Treasury and the Fed with less authority than it had even prior to the pandemic, Schumer said.
Negotiators are also still trying to work out funding to help entertainment venues amid a push to expand that funding to zoos and other tourism-driven businesses. And Republicans are wary of adding a $90 billion pot of money for the Federal Emergency Management Agency that they worry is a back door for adding money for state and local governments.
In Georgia, Republicans grapple with conflicting messages toward voters
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Paul Kane, The Washington Post
Dec. 17, 2020
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GOP supporters gather for a rally on Dec. 10, 2020, for Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. David Perdue in Augusta, Ga.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
COLUMBUS, Ga. - When Vice President Mike Pence took the stage here Thursday for a lunchtime rally with Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, he said that President Donald Trump was still fighting to win reelection, even though the electoral college formalized Joe Biden s victory Monday.
But in television ads airing across the state, allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are making a different argument: that Trump has lost the election, and Democrats could control Washington if they win these two seats on Jan. 5.
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“The quickest way to get money into the pockets of the American people is too send some of their tax dollars right back where they came from. So let s step up the plate. . I support Senator Sanders s request fully and hope the Senate will consent,” Schumer said.
Hawley and Sanders let Congress pass a one-week continuing resolution (CR) last week but warned that they viewed the ongoing negotiations as a leverage point.
Hawley warned earlier Friday that he could hold up a CR until he gets details on what is being negotiated as part of the coronavirus package, which would be tied to a $1.4 trillion government funding package.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic Party needs new leadership during an interview with
While on the podcast, Ocasio-Cortez was asked whether it’s time for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer to be replaced.
“I mean, I think so,” Ocasio-Cortez answered before adding that the party does not have a succession plan for when Pelosi and Schumer decide to step aside and has not groomed the next generation of Democratic leadership.
Schumer, 70, was re-elected as the Democratic leader in the Senate in November and Speaker of the House Pelosi, 80, has hinted this will be her last term as speaker. House Democrats have already nominated Pelosi for the role next year.