Republicans are doing what they can to delay passage of the Covid-19 relief bill. Senate Republicans — beginning with a reading of the entirety of the stimulus package on Thursday — have been trying to drag out the legislative process on the bill as much as possible in an effort to make things uncomfortable forContinue reading “Senate Republicans are trying to drag out the stimulus process in the middle of a national emergency”
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Senate GOP will force clerks to read bill to delay COVID-19 relief vote
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a staunch Trump ally and fiscal conservative, has told colleagues that he plans to force the Senate clerks to read aloud the entire $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on the Senate floor, which could slow it down by as much as 10 hours. Democrats on Wednesday were grumbling over the prospect of havingContinue reading “Senate GOP will force clerks to read bill to delay COVID-19 relief vote”
Sen. Ron Johnson says Capitol attack ‘didn’t seem like an armed insurrection’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in a new interview said he didn’t think the Jan. 6 Capitol riot seemed like “an armed insurrection” and praised former President Trump‘s Senate impeachment trial attorneys following his acquittal. Johnson made the comments to 1130 WISN radio talk show host Jay Weber on Monday following his vote Saturday to acquit Trump. The comments he made inContinue reading “Sen. Ron Johnson says Capitol attack ‘didn’t seem like an armed insurrection’”
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