- Trump rails against COVID-19 relief package, wants more money in checks and less ‘unnecessary’ items
President Donald Trump criticized Congress on Tuesday for its bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill one night after both chambers passed the package that took months of negotiations to reach, throwing the future of the $900 billion bill into uncertainty. Most notably, among a plethora of other changes he wants to the bill, the outgoing president wanted […]
- McConnell says he’ll support stimulus deal if it’s backed by Trump
October 20, 2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave the slightest glimmer of hope on Tuesday that a coronavirus economic stimulus package will see the light, saying that he would allow for a deal to be voted on in the Senate if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and President Donald Trump reach an agreement. […]
- Congress approves $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, with millions allocated for foreign aid
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night. Despite claims that this is an emergency package for Americans, a significant portion of funds is going towards foreign aid. For example, Pakistan is set to receive up to $15 million for “democracy programs” and $10 million for “gender programs” and Sri Lanka will receive […]
- COVID-19 relief bill includes hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian aid: report
The nearly 6,000-page COVID-19 relief bill set to be voted on late Monday sets aside $250 million in investment aid for the Palestinians and for encouraging Israeli-Palestinian dialogue in a provision called the “Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020,” the Breitbart reports. The Lowey Act, named for retiring Congresswoman Nita […]
- McConnell hints that COVID-19 relief package might wait till early 2021
October 30, 2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) hinted on Friday that the long-delayed second coronavirus economic relief package might be delayed until the beginning of the new year. When asked by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt about the legislative agenda during the next session of Congress, presuming the […]