The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend the improved unemployment insurance “based on a wage replacement of about 70%,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. He spoke to CNBC about the status of the negotiations hours after Republicans in the Senate and the Trump administration said they reached a tentative …
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In a surprise move, Rep. Ted YohoTheodore (Ted) Scott YohoHoyer asks Republican lawmaker to apologize to House of Representatives for addressing Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez addressed by Republican lawmaker for comments: ‘That kind of confrontation has never happened to me’ Bipartisan lawmakers present a bill to further limit expansion of 2001 Authorization …
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The House voted Wednesday to pass legislation to remove statues on Capitol Hill of people who served the Confederacy or who otherwise worked to defend slavery, a time sparked by racial justice protests across the country. The legislation was passed in a vote of 305-113. All the “no” votes came …
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At least two Democratic congressmen said Wednesday that the representative. Ted YohoTheodore (Ted) Scott YohoHoyer asks Republican lawmaker to apologize to House of Representatives for addressing Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez addressed by Republican lawmaker for comments: ‘That kind of confrontation has never happened to me’ Bipartisan lawmakers present a bill to further …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezHoyer asks the Republican lawmaker to apologize in the House of Representatives for addressing the Ocasio-Cortez NY group that hit Schumer for the lack of immigrant benefits in the relief measures. Ocasio-Cortez will present a bill that requires federal officials to identify themselves MORE (DN.Y.) on Wednesday …
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