Moderates Propose $748 Billion Compromise on Stimulus
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After months of impasse, lawmakers are now staring down a Friday deadline to complete a must-pass government funding bill.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
A bipartisan group of centrist members of Congress on Monday presented a pair of compromise measures totaling $908 billion that were intended to break the stalemate in negotiations on another round of stimulus to address the economic fallout from the virus.
One of the bills would provide $748 billion to fund an array of programs that have generated consensus in the stimulus talks, including the revival of federal unemployment payments and a popular small business loan program, as well as funding for vaccine distribution, food aid, schools and other institutions struggling to stay afloat because of the pandemic. A second measure includes the two biggest stickin
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Question of the Day By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Monday, December 14, 2020
Scott Jarrett, the director of Election Day for Maricopa County, told Arizona’s Senate Judiciary Committee Monday the election was fair, dispelling accusations about widespread voter fraud or machine errors.
Mr. Jarrett said the turnout was higher than its been in 50 years for the battleground state’s largest county, but he pushed back against accusations from pro-Trump lawyers and advocates that poll observers were kept out of the counting centers.
Observers were allowed to see the process of counting ballots, but they were kept at a 6-foot distance due to COVID-19 restrictions.