Bills - Page 56

September 10, 2020

McConnell rips Dems after coronavirus relief measure blocked: 'What part of this bill are they opposed to?'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats Thursday of choosing to "play games" with coronavirus relief after a Republican measure failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate, effectively killing the legislation that GOP leadership touted as a vital economic lifeline.

July 7, 2020

McConnell signals new coronavirus bill may come soon, but Senate faces uphill battle

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling a new coronavirus bill may come soon, weeks after Democrats started pummeling the Kentucky Republican for not teeing up another, major COVID-19 package like the House did back in May.

June 26, 2020

Ernst on bill pulling funds from cities with 'autonomous zones': 'Don't want to enable those areas'

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined "Hannity" Friday to discuss her new bill that would deny federal funds to cities that permit demonstrators to construct Seattle-style "autonomous zones."

June 26, 2020

Tim Scott blasts Pelosi over 'outrageous, sinful' claim GOP wants to 'get away with murder' of George Floyd

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., tore into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Friday, telling Fox News Radio's "The Guy Benson Show" that her remark accusing the GOP of "trying to get away with ... the murder of George Floyd" was "the most outrageous, sinful comment I've heard as a public official."

June 25, 2020

House passes Dems' sweeping police-reform bill 1 day after Senate GOP bill stalls

The House approved a wide-ranging police-reform bill Thursday night, by a vote of 236-181, sending it to the Senate, one day after Democrats stalled a GOP-backed bill there.

June 25, 2020

Tim Scott hammers 'despicable' Democrats for blocking JUSTICE Act: 'They're not serious about police reform'

Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed Senate Democrats on "Hannity" Wednesday for blocking a police reform bill introduced by Scott, who called Democrats' actions "despicable."

June 24, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: On police reform, Congress may have missed its 'moment'

It’s easy to score political points, but tougher to move the same bill through the House and Senate and deposit it on President Trump’s desk.

June 24, 2020

Watters' message to GOP candidates amid summer of chaos: 'You run against this in the fall, it's a layup'

"The Five" co-host Jesse Watters said Wednesday that Republican candidates for office should have a "layup" in November if they pressure Democrats over their apparent tacit support of destructive protests, looting and vandalism in recent weeks.

June 24, 2020

Capito slams Dems for blocking GOP police reform bill: 'We're talking about really saving lives here'

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told "Your World" Wednesday that she was "disappointed" that Senate Democrats had blocked debate on a Republican police reform bill.

June 24, 2020

Tillis rips Dems for blocking debate on police reform bill, warns of 'blood on their hands'

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told “America's Newsroom ” Wednesday that congressional Democrats would rather keep the “police reform issue alive until November” than work with Republicans on a “bipartisan basis."