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August 5, 2020

McConnell claims Dems don't have 'sense of urgency ... that I'd like to see' to get coronavirus aid bill done

It turns out that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., do agree on one issue -- whether rapid coronavirus testing should be required for lawmakers, their staffers and members of the media covering Capitol Hill.

August 5, 2020

McConnell mocks Malibu for seeking stimulus funding to help with electric car conversion

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., expressed incredulity on Wednesday after receiving a letter from the tony beachside California city of Malibu asking that funding be included in the next coronavirus stimulus bill to help with the “conversion to an all-electric city fleet” of cars and other priorities. 

August 5, 2020

McConnell slams Democrats for moving '1 inch in 8 days' on coronavirus bill – Schumer responds

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democratic leaders on Wednesday for moving "one inch in eight days" on coronavirus relief negotiations, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded by calling the comments "potshots."

August 5, 2020

McConnell open to extending $600 unemployment boost in coronavirus stimulus deal

Democratic leaders and White House officials are trying to finalize another round of emergency aid this week and hold a vote in Congress next week.

July 29, 2020

Rubio says short-term unemployment extension 'may need to happen' amid coronavirus bill negotiations

Rubio, R-Fla., while exiting a closed-door meeting with many of the top Republicans in the Senate and members of the Trump administration, cast doubt on whether there would be a deal on the $1 trillion-plus coronavirus package by Friday. 

July 29, 2020

McConnell suggests Dems are trying to 'sabotage' the next coronavirus bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said that Democrats were trying to "sabotage" the coronavirus bill currently being worked on by lawmakers for political reasons the same way, McConnell said, that they stymied Senate Republicans' police reform efforts last month. 

July 28, 2020

McConnell takes issue with funding for new FBI building inside coronavirus legislation

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's "opposed" to including funding for a new FBI headquarters in the next round of coronavirus relief legislation -- even though his proposal released Monday allocates $1.75 billion for the FBI building construction. 

July 28, 2020

NYC mayor says first responders’, health care workers’ jobs at risk under Senate GOP stimulus plan

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Senate Republicans’ new coronavirus stimulus plan on Tuesday, telling reporters the proposal is “a non-starter” and, if not bolstered, would put certain frontline workers at risk of losing their jobs.

July 27, 2020

McConnell unveils 'HEALS Act,' the GOP coronavirus stimulus proposal

Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a fresh round of coronavirus relief, as White House negotiators and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to meet in the evening to begin negotiations. 

July 24, 2020

Bobby Jindal slams 'short-sightedness' of never-Trumpers: 'They should admit they are Democrats'

Former 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal warned "never-Trump" Republicans that their election-season opposition to the incumbent of their own party will not help return the governing GOP platform to one they closer align with, but instead "elevate" the Democratic forces they claim to similarly oppose.