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Georgia Holds the Key to Unlock $2,000 Checks
Despite Mitch McConnell’s obstruction last week, a Democratic Senate would have no real obstacle to the popular relief measure.
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Democrats Plot to Keep Senate In Session Over $2,000 Payments
Bernie Sanders is leading a strategy that would force the Senate to stay in Washington through New Year’s Day to try to force the vote.
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Unsanitized: Miracle on Pennsylvania Avenue
Trump asks for $2,000 checks, and Democratic leaders call his bluff. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 23, 2020.
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Mitch McConnell’s Sudden Interest in Independent Agencies
It shows that he knows Biden will be president, and that he has to do what’s necessary to damage his effectiveness.
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Unsanitized: The Dealmakers Don’t Want to Make a Deal
First Response Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Maybe that’s what has sucked me back into the COVID relief vortex. I certainly want to believe that Congress can put a deal together to help desperate constituents in the middle of a pandemic. I want to believe that Mitch McConnell won’t let partisan politics and the […]
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COVID Relief: The Republicans’ Poison Pill
Today on TAP: The Democrats face a strategic choice
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Unsanitized: Key Senate Democrats May Agree to McConnell’s Corporate Immunity Measure
Sens. Warner, Manchin, and Shaheen are conceding to McConnell’s expansive language, sources indicate. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 7, 2020.
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A New Era of Bipartisanship?
Today on TAP: Emergency bipartisanship could be contagious
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Joe Biden Must Not Look for Unity in Mitch McConnell’s Obstruction
A case study of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which has had no members on it for years, shows McConnell’s commitment to breaking government. Biden has options to counteract that.