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April 16, 2020

McCarthy slams Pelosi for 'showcasing her gourmet ice cream' while funds for small business program ran out

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., slammed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Thursday for holding up the replenishment of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) now-empty fund for loans to businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 16, 2020

Pelosi, McCarthy still at odds over depleted small business relief program

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy insisted Democrats should replenish a popular small business relief program now – with no extra funding for hospitals and local governments attached – while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of turning their backs on the pressing needs of their states in back-to-back news conferences Thursday that illustrated there will be no immediate vote an interim coronavirus package.

April 16, 2020

NY Democrat cautions party leaders: No Green New Deal, other 'random' items in stimulus bills

This is "not the time" for Democratic leadership to insert partisan politically-motivated provisions into emergency coronavirus-related stimulus packages, New York Democratic Congressman Max Rose warned Thursday. 

April 16, 2020

Trump slams Pelosi as 'weak and pathetic puppet' in latest coronavirus clash

President Trump on Thursday blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “weak and pathetic puppet” in their latest clash over funding for the World Health Organization and other issues amid the coronavirus crisis.

April 16, 2020

Job Creators Network blasts Pelosi and Schumer's small business stonewalling: 'It's ridiculous'

There is "absolutely no reason" why Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., should oppose additional emergency funding to help small businesses shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, Job Creators Network President and CEO Alfredo Ortiz asserted Thursday. 

April 16, 2020

Rep. Chip Roy: Why are Dems more supportive of China than reopening businesses?

Democrats in Congress are more supportive of China than they are of protecting American businesses, Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Thursday. 

April 15, 2020

World Health Organization leader asks US to reconsider freezing funds, vows to continue fighting coronavirus

Calling the United States a "longstanding and generous friend," the head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said he "regrets" President Trump's decision to freeze millions of dollars in funding to the global group and said he hoped the White House would reconsider. 

April 14, 2020

Pelosi calls Trump coronavirus response 'almost sinful': report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly unleashed on President Trump in a call with colleagues Monday, calling his administration’s delay in ensuring coronavirus testing and supplies “almost sinful,” as he now weighs when to re-open the economy. 

April 14, 2020

Jim Jordan blasts Biden, Democrats for using coronavirus contagion to realize political dreams

House Freedom Caucus Member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ripped Democrats -- notably presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden -- for shirking their duty to serve the public and using the coronavirus contagion to force through a political wish list.

April 11, 2020

Sen. Chuck Grassley: Pelosi, Schumer 'don't have a leg to stand on' in 'Phase 4' funding talks

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., don't have a "leg to stand on" when it comes to haggling over a "Phase 4" coronavirus stimulus bill, Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley stated Saturday.