A few final issues include who gets checks, and whether to retire the money cannon. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 18, 2020.
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Unsanitized: The Tax Time Bomb That Congress Can Defuse
And how McConnell suddenly needs a bill to save his Senate majority. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 17, 2020.
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Unsanitized: The Return of Checks Checks Checks
And what progressives are fighting for in the relief package. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 16, 2020.
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Unsanitized: What’s In the Last Chance for COVID Relief
The writing was on the wall for this result in March. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 15, 2020.
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Unsanitized: Pay People to Get the Vaccine
That should be part of a relief bill entirely focused on getting the vaccine to people as fast as possible. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 10, 2020.
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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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Child Care Left Behind in COVID Relief Talks
Other topics have taken precedence, and funding support has shrunk.
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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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Unsanitized: The Precarious State Unemployment Systems
Plus, another bipartisan gang pitching a probably fruitless deal. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 1, 2020.