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Black Lives Matter said Thursday the $600 stimulus payment included in the government s most recent coronavirus relief package is far too little to support struggling families and is demanding monthly checks instead. Black families are struggling to keep roofs over their heads, food in their bellies, and healthcare covered. This isn t about a stimulus. This is about survival. And $600 ain t it. We demand monthly checks, the group said in a post on Twitter.
BLM did not respond to Fox News query as to whether it has approached the incoming Biden administration about monthly checks.
Why January 6 is a key date for Trumpâs election gripes
By Daniel Flatley Bloomberg,Updated December 31, 2020, 1:40 p.m.
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The voters have spoken. So have the electors who, under Americaâs unique system, have the official job of choosing the next president. The U.S. Congress still has a role to play, one thatâs usually mostly ceremonial, but this time around could mark one last attempt by loyalists to President Donald Trump to overturn the election of President-elect Joe Biden.
1. What is Congress s role?
On Jan. 6, the Senate and House meet jointly to open and count certificates of electoral votes from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, in alphabetical order. The process is spelled out in great detail in the U.S. legal code, right down to the Jan. 6 date and the hour (1 p.m.) at which the joint session begins. The candidate who reaches 270 electoral votes is the winner. During the session, at which
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