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Dems Approve Handing Money To States Under Investigation For Failing To Protect Nursing Home Residents
Every Senate Democrat Voted Against Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) Amendment To Prevent Additional Funding Going To States Under Investigation For Underreporting Deaths In Nursing Homes From Coronavirus All 50 Senate Democrats voted against Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) amendment, including Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO). (S.Amdt. 53, S Con.Res.5, Roll Call Vote #15: Amendment Rejected 50-50: D 0-48; R 50-0; … Continue Reading
02.02.21
Biden And The Teachers’ Unions Flunk Science Class
Despite Experts Saying In-Person Learning Is Best For Students, And Scientific Studies Showing Schools Can Reopen Safely, Teachers' Unions In Many States Refuse To Return To The Classroom And Are Even Getting Encouragement From The Biden White House Though Congress Has Appropriated Over $110 Billion To Support Education And Reopen Schools, President Biden And White House Chief Of Staff Ron Klain Say It's Still Not Enough "The U.S. Senate's $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes mor… Continue Reading
12.21.20
Final Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill Lines Up Closely With Senate GOP’s July Bill
Democrats Blocked COVID Relief for Months, Holding Out For A Bloated Left-Wing Wish List, Yet Ended Up Embracing A Bill 'Exactly Within The Ballpark' Of The Senate Republican Proposal From July SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "As far back as July, and all autumn, Republicans have consistently supported a targeted package right in the ballpark of this total amount, with the same kinds of policies in the mix. The package that will shortly become law falls exactly within the ballp… Continue Reading
12.20.20
For Months Leader McConnell Called On Both Parties ‘To Pass Everything That We Can Agree To.’ Democrats Finally Listened
After Refusing To Compromise For Months, Democrats Finally Agreed To Leader McConnell's Call To Pass COVID Relief The Parties Already Agreed On SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "From where I stand, from where Senate Republicans stand, there is no reason why this urgent package could not have been signed into law multiple months ago. "For months, Senate Republicans have consistently supported a targeted rescue package, under $1 trillion, focused on the same kinds of policies tha… Continue Reading
12.20.20
What Took So Long? Democrats Putting Politics Above COVID Relief
Democrats Refused To Make Law Where The Parties Agreed, Instead Insisting On An All-Or-Nothing Policy Until After The November Election SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "So why did it take all this time? We know why. We have heard Democrats say openly that they were not willing to deal all summer and fall, but are willing now, because they now have a President-elect of their own political party. That's not my accusation - that's their admission. So, look, I'm glad we've gotten thi… Continue Reading
12.11.20
McConnell Offered A Real Compromise, So When Will Pelosi And Schumer?
Last Week, Leader McConnell Offered To Compromise In Order To Get Crucial COVID Relief To Americans, But Democrats Stubbornly Refuse To Reciprocate SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "If we could just get past that, if the Republican Leader would only back off maximalist demands on corporate immunity, we could get something done. I mean it. We could actually get something done." (Sen. Schumer, Floor Remarks, 12/11/2020) SCHUMER: "The American people, all of us, are sick of this rid… Continue Reading
12.09.20
Democrats’ Endless Objections, Deflections, And Rejections Have Delayed Further COVID Relief For Half A Year
Going Back To July, Democrats Have Rejected More Than 10 Republican Proposals To Get COVID Relief And Economic Assistance To Struggling Americans SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Senate Republicans have made one offer… after another… after another to try and make law on all the significant areas where nobody even disagrees. We have spent July, August, September, October, and November trying different ways to create common ground. But the Speaker of the House and the… Continue Reading
12.07.20
It’s Time To Make Law Where There’s Broad Bipartisan Agreement On COVID Relief
There Are 'Life-And-Death Issues' Confronting The Country And Both Democrats And Republicans Agree On Core Assistance Provisions, Which Congress Should Pass As Soon As Possible And Leave Other Concerns For Later SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Yesterday, our colleague from Illinois, the Democratic Whip, gave an interview in which he named three examples of highly urgent matters that need to be addressed for our nation right now…. Extending unemployment insurance; helpi… Continue Reading
12.04.20
Pelosi Admits She Wasted Months Playing Politics On COVID Relief
In One Press Conference, Pelosi Contradicts Everything She's Said To Support Her Months Of Intransigence On Getting More Assistance To Americans Americans Have Waited Months For More COVID Relief While Speaker Pelosi Refused To Compromise, Yet Now She Says 'Don't Characterize What We Did Before As A Mistake' Because It 'Was Not A Mistake' Q: "Was the mistake not to accept half a loaf months ago, when you said, 'I'm not going to accept half a loaf,' but now-" HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA)… Continue Reading
12.03.20
Pelosi’s House Decides To ‘Puff, Puff, Pass’ On Job-Saving PPP And COVID Relief
Senate Republicans Are Focused On Getting Americans Urgently Needed Pandemic Relief And Economic Assistance, But House Democrats Are Focused Instead On Legalizing Marijuana Senate Republicans Are Focused On Targeted Proposals For COVID Relief … SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The House of Representatives is spending this week on pressing issues like marijuana. You know, serious and important legislation befitting this national crisis. But here in the Senate, I put f… Continue Reading
12.03.20
Will Democrats Finally Let Congress Pass COVID Aid They Don’t Even Oppose?
After Speaker Pelosi And Sen. Schumer Spent Months Holding Bipartisan Agreements On Healthcare, Economic Assistance, And Education Funding Hostage To Far-Left Demands, Will They At Long Last Agree To 'Deliver Right Away On All The Subjects Where Everybody Agrees'? SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Anyone who's heard me speak about coronavirus relief going back months has heard one central principle: Let's deliver right away on all the subjects where everybody agrees, and argue … Continue Reading
11.30.20
Democrats Increasingly Abandon Pelosi’s COVID Relief Hardline
Speaker Pelosi Is Increasingly Isolated In Her All-Or-Nothing Demands On COVID Relief As More And More Democrats Call For A Compromise And 'The Results Of The Election… Appear To Have Significantly Undercut Her Position' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "There is no reason why we should not deliver another major pandemic relief package to help the American people through what seems poised to be the last chapters of this battle… If Operation Warp Speed remains on th… Continue Reading
11.18.20
Democrats Blocking Important Federal Funding For Vaccine Distribution
Following Speaker Pelosi's Lead In Refusing Any New COVID Relief Unless Liberals Get Their Full 'Far-Left Ideological Wish List,' Senate Democrats Have Twice Blocked A Republican Proposal That Featured Tens Of Billions Of Dollars For COVID Vaccine Production And Distribution SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Senate Republicans have spent months trying to get another bipartisan rescue package passed and signed into law for the American people. For months, our position has been c… Continue Reading
11.17.20
Dems Triple Down On Liberal Wishlist Demands
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, And Joe Biden All Are Pushing The Heroes Act, Speaker Pelosi's Unserious Legislation Stuffed With Left-Wing Priorities, Instead Of Focusing On Targeted, Necessary COVID Relief SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "My Republican colleagues and I have stated over and over that we still want to pass more coronavirus relief for the American people. Senate Republicans have voted multiple times to send hundreds of billions of… Continue Reading
11.12.20
Pelosi And Schumer STILL Won’t Compromise On COVID Relief
Even After Falling Far Short Of Expectations In Last Week's Election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Immediately Reiterated That They Still Will Not Compromise To Get Targeted COVID Relief To Americans Speaker Pelosi: 'We Are At The Same Place Even More So' "Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday morning said the $3.4 trillion Heroes Act passed by House Democrats in May should be the 'starting po… Continue Reading
11.10.20
New Month, New Election, Same Intransigence From Speaker Pelosi
Despite The Beginnings Of An Economic Recovery And House Democrats Losing Ground In The Election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Is Still Refusing To Compromise On COVID Relief For Americans SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Last week, we learned the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.9%, with more than 630,000 new jobs added just in October. Remember, in the springtime, many experts estimated we would still be saddled with double-digit joblessness through the end of this year. It t… Continue Reading
10.24.20
Disregard Democrats’ Unserious Demands
Senate Democrats Are Calling On The Senate To Take Up COVID Relief Despite Filibustering That 3 Days Ago And Demanding The Senate Consider Numerous Other Unrelated Bills Despite Sen. Schumer Moving To Adjourn The Senate 4 Times In The Last Week SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "The next huge wave in this pandemic is not looming. It's here. We cannot afford to wait … Today we're going to give the Republican majority in the Senate the opportunity to consider critical legislatio… Continue Reading
10.21.20
‘Senate Democrats Chose To Do Speaker Pelosi’s Political Dirty Work’
Yet Again, Senate Democrats Follow Speaker Pelosi's Nothing Is Better Than Something Lead, Blocking COVID Assistance For Health Providers, Families, Small Businesses, Schools, And Farmers SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The legislation before us is neither Republicans' nor Democrats' idea of a perfect bill. I think we're all clear on that. But it would move us past Speaker Pelosi's all-or-nothing obstruction and deliver huge support, right now, for the most pressing needs of our… Continue Reading
10.21.20
Don’t Take Senate Democrats Seriously Or Literally
Last Week, Democrats Demanded The Senate Make A New COVID Relief Bill A Priority, Yet This Week They're Going To Again Block Hundreds Of Billions In Assistance For Families, Small Businesses, And Schools SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This week, the Senate will vote on more coronavirus relief that Congress could deliver to American families right now. Month after month, Speaker Pelosi has held up urgent assistance for workers, families, schools, and our healthcare system. Mo… Continue Reading
10.14.20
Democrats Distort And Distract On Health Care
Senate Democrats 'Can't Attack Her On Her Qualifications' So They Have Spent Two Days Trying To Distort Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Record And Distract From Their Refusal To Compromise On COVID Relief For Americans Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 'I Have No Hostility To The ACA Or Any Other Law And I Will Faithfully Apply The Law' JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT: "[W]hat I said in that article, which was a book review of someone else's book, was that the statutory interpretation, as I said earlier, as Chi… Continue Reading
