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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Sens. Collins and King support upping stimulus checks to $2,000
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a vote Tuesday on House-approved legislation that would raise the payments to most Americans from $600 to $2,000.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ initial effort to approve $2,000 stimulus checks
McConnell’s move was just the beginning of a saga that is likely to engulf the Senate for the rest of the week.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill with possible BIW perks
The appropriations package funds financial relief for individuals and small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as defense infrastructure companies like Bath Iron Works make for the Navy.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Fate of Trump’s $2,000 stimulus checks now rests with Republican-led Senate
Despite approval by the House, it remains unclear if enough Senate Republicans will shelve their opposition to higher payments to support the president’s request.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Here’s what’s in the stimulus and government funding bill
The massive, year-end catchall bill combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Republicans block $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID-19 aid in chaos, goes to Florida
Democrats will try again with a roll call vote on a new bill Dec. 28, when the House also plans a vote to override Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Trump vetoes defense bill that has BIW benefits, setting up possible override vote
The president has called for the bill to include limits on social media companies he claims are biased against him – and to strip out language that allows for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Jobless claims remain high, raising stakes for Trump’s new demands on economic relief bill
If Trump does not sign the $900 billion stimulus package, 12 million Americans will lose unemployment aid after Christmas.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies and campaign official ensnared in Russia probe
The pardons include former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Jared Golden unhappy with ‘out of touch,’ partisan leadership on Capitol Hill
Maine's 2nd District Democratic congressman blocked a $4,500 pay hike for colleagues, but went along with $2.4 trillion spending package this week.
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