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☆ Arizona GOP wants to censure Cindy McCain over gay marriage, Biden support
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is An Associate Editor At Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The Arizona Republican Party will vote on a measure to censure Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, on Jan. 23, in part because of her support for President-elect Joe Biden and for same-sex marriage. “Cindy McCain has condemned President Trump for his criticism of her husband and erroneously placed behaviors over actual presidential results,” the proposal states. “As chairman of the AZGOP she managed to turn Arizona blue in November for the first time since 1996,” Cindy McCain said of Ward. But the state Republican Party later tweeted that Maricopa County couldn’t censure McCain because of a rule that prohibited amendments to resolutions on the floor. In addition to voting on the McCain censure proposal on Jan. 23, the state party is expected to re-elect Ward as chair, according to Arizona Central.

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☆ U.S. House nears impeaching Trump for second time; McConnell rejects immediate trial
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The House debated a single article of impeachment formally charging Trump with inciting insurrection. Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment in the House triggers a trial in the Senate. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for impeachment. “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore,” Trump told his supporters. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden’s, Nancy Pelosi, ”, Trump’s, Pelosi, Trump, “, Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson, Biden, Jim Jordan, ” Jordan, Mike Pence, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey, Liz Cheney, impeaching Trump, Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole, Cole, Jim McGovern, Hunter, Trump’s Jan, you’re, ” Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Democratic, Senate, Trump, Twitter, Washington Post, U.S, Capitol, ” Reuters, Republican Senate, National Guard, Constitution, America’s, Republicans, Oklahoma Republican, Ukraine, Georgia Locations: United States, Alaska, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma

☆ U.S. House begins debate on impeaching Trump for his role in Capitol assault
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

National Guard members sleep in the Capitol Vistor's Center on Capitol Hill before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, January 13, 2021. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the No. As the House prepared for the impeachment vote, there were signs Trump’s hold on the Republican Party was beginning to ebb. House Republicans who opposed the impeachment drive argued Democrats were going too far, as Trump was on the verge of leaving office. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ Emotions run high as U.S. House begins debate on impeaching Trump
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

If the House approves it, Trump would become the first president impeached twice. House impeachment of Trump would not immediately remove him from office but would set up a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. It remained unclear whether such a trial would take place in time to expel Trump from office. As the House prepared for the impeachment vote, there were signs Trump’s hold on the Republican Party was beginning to ebb. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ U.S. House charges toward Trump impeachment as some Republicans join effort
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

If the Democratic-led House approves it, Trump would become the first president impeached twice. Slideshow ( 6 images )Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment. As the House prepared for the impeachment vote, there were signs Trump’s hold on the Republican Party was beginning to ebb. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for his second impeachment - a prospect no president before Trump has faced. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ Biden to unveil new Covid stimulus plan, hopes for bipartisan support
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Thomas Franck | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.97 time to read: +2 min

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, January 8, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Thursday to unveil his long-awaited stimulus plan, with those familiar with the legislation suggesting it will seek to draw bipartisan support in Congress. The bid for Republican backing has led some to wonder if Thursday's bill will come in at or below the "trillions of dollars" Biden promised last week. For his part, Block believes Thursday's bill will include an increase in the $300 unemployment supplement, an extension of eviction moratorium and "hundreds of billions" in government aid. A spokesperson for Biden's transition team declined to comment on this story.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Tom Block, Block Organizations: Democratic, Fundstrat Global Advisors, Republican Senate Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Washington

☆ Trump faces calls for removal, possible impeachment after Capitol chaos
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Steve Holland | Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

“We must get on with the business of America,” Trump, a Republican, added, adopting a conciliatory tone seldom seen from the mercurial president. As recently as Thursday morning, when he issued a statement via an aide, Trump was still claiming the election had been stolen. If Pence fails to act, Pelosi signaled she would likely reconvene the House to initiate impeachment proceedings against Trump for his role in Wednesday’s violence. More than half of House Republicans and eight Republican senators voted to challenge the election results, backing Trump. After Trump posted several messages about the demonstrations on Wednesday, Facebook Inc said it would ban Trump posts until Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

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President-elect Joe Biden will name federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to be his attorney general, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Biden has said he will leave such decisions to the Department of Justice and that he intends to support the independence of his attorney general. In addition to overseeing federal investigations, the attorney general has a wide portfolio overseeing the Department of Justice. An official told NBC News that the former vice president is expected to name Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, and Kristen Clarke as the assistant attorney general overseeing civil rights. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement on Wednesday that he believed Garland "would be a sound choice" as attorney general.

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☆ Rebuking Trump, Republican-led Senate overrides defense bill veto
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-01 | by ( David Morgan | Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

The session also appeared to end for now a push by Democrats to increase COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 sought by Trump. Senator Bernie Sanders again joined Democrats in a bid to force a vote on higher payments, only to be blocked by Republicans. The vote in the Republican-led Senate followed a similar override vote in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Monday. A president has the power to veto a bill passed by Congress, but lawmakers can uphold the bill if two-thirds of both houses vote to override the veto. “Our Republican Senate just missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to Big Tech companies.

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☆ Rejecting Trump veto, Republican-led Senate backs defense bill
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-01 | by ( David Morgan | Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Meeting in a rare New Year’s Day session, senators voted 81-13 to secure the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto. The Senate also ended for now a push by Democrats to increase COVID-19 financial relief checks from $600 to $2,000, a change sought by Trump. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Monday voted to override the veto. A president has the power to veto a bill passed by Congress, but lawmakers can uphold the bill if two-thirds of both houses vote to override the veto. “Our Republican Senate just missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to Big Tech companies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Trump, “ We’ve, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Lyndon Johnson, Joe Biden, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Perdue, Loeffler, Lindsey Graham, Graham, George Floyd, Confederate General Braxton Bragg, ”, Josh Hawley, Hawley, Ben Sasse, ” Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Senate, Republicans, Democrats, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Congress, Defense, ”, U.S, Loeffler, Defense Department, U.S . Army, Confederate, Twitter, Facebook, Republican Senate, Big Tech, China Virus Locations: U.S, Georgia, Minneapolis, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Washington, China

☆ Take Five: Vaccine over virus (or Happy New Year)
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

The end of the holiday season should lend momentum to vaccine rollouts. The United States, Russia, Britain and the European Union have started inoculations, while developing countries are testing storage and transport facilities. Many fret that a Democrat win in Georgia will disrupt that balance, threatening the Santa Claus rally. November data already indicated the employment market was losing steam, with 245,000 new jobs added, the fewest in six months. As of November, the economy had recouped only 12.4 million of the 22.2 million jobs lost in March and April.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, Joe Biden, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Santa Claus Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, European Union, Bank of England, Regulators, City, Electoral, Democrat, Republican Senate, Organization of, Petroleum, Bank of America Locations: Manhattan, New York, U.S, United States, Russia, Britain, London, Los Angeles, Europe, City of London, GEORGIA, Georgia

ET Live Updates: House Set to Vote on Overriding Trump’s Military Bill Veto The vote tonight could set up the first veto override of his presidency. The House is set to vote on overriding Trump’s veto of the annual military spending bill tonight. After calling the pandemic relief bill a ‘disgrace,’ President Trump abruptly signs it. The signing was a sudden reversal for President Trump, who last week appeared poised to derail the bill. At campaign events, Mr. Perdue, 71, often fails to even mention Mr. Ossoff as an opponent.

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ET Transition Live Updates: House Votes to Increase Size of Stimulus Checks The move advanced a demand by President Trump to raise stimulus payments to $2,000 from $600. RIGHT NOW The House voted to advance $2,000 stimulus checks demanded by Trump. “There is no good reason for Senate Republicans to stand in the way.” It is unlikely that Senate Republicans, many of whom have opposed the measure, would allow such a move. After calling the pandemic relief bill a ‘disgrace,’ President Trump abruptly signs it. The signing was a sudden reversal for President Trump, who last week appeared poised to derail the bill.

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Behind the scenes, Mr. Biden quietly pushed for lawmakers to strike a compromise that would deliver at least some modest help after months of congressional inaction. And in drastically lowering their demands for another multitrillion-dollar package, Democrats cited the surprise success of initial vaccine trials, Mr. Biden’s victory in the election and his promise to pursue another relief package in January as part of their reason for doing so. Even if Democrats win both runoff elections for Georgia’s Senate seats on Jan. 5 and gain control of the chamber, current Senate rules will require some Republican support to ensure that legislation clears the chamber. If Republicans hold on to at least one of those seats, Mr. Biden will be left contending with a Republican Senate majority. With both sides so dug in on the two issues over about eight months of debate, congressional leaders ultimately agreed to remove both provisions from the final $900 billion agreement.

Persons: Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, —, “ Joe Biden, Ms, Pelosi, we’ll, Biden’s Organizations: Capitol, Republicans, Democratic, Democrats, Republican Senate, Republican Locations: Wilmington, California, New York

☆ $600 stimulus checks are in the next coronavirus aid package. Answers to your top questions
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Audrey Saracco / EyeEmMillions of Americans can finally expect to see second stimulus checks in their bank accounts soon. Here's the details we know so far on the second stimulus checks. In contrast, the first stimulus checks were $1,200 per individual or $2,400 per married couple filing jointly, plus $500 per child under 17. About 115 million households received the first stimulus checks, Johnson said, while an estimated 9 million to 11 million people are currently unemployed. The HEROES Act, passed by the House of Representatives in May, called for $1,200 stimulus checks.

Persons: Audrey Saracco, Garrett Watson, Steven Mnuchin, Watson, Bernie Sanders, Amy Coney Barrett, Jemal Countess, Countess, Josh Hawley, —, Sen, Ron Johnson, Johnson, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ed Mills, Raymond James, Joshua Roberts Organizations: ., Republicans, Democrats, Finance, Assistance, SNAP, Covid, Tax Foundation, CNBC, U.S, Republican Senate, Capitol, Getty, Representatives Locations: Washington, Washington ,, Wilmington , DE

☆ AOC says the GOP 'just doesn't care' about struggling Americans as stimulus talks get pushed into the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused the GOP of "fighting against" efforts to seal the deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the GOP's handling of coronavirus stimulus talks on Thursday, saying that it feels like the Republican Senate majority " just doesn't care" about the impact it could have on ordinary Americans. We have just an insane amount of food instability in our community, and it just feels like the Republican Party in the Senate just doesn't care," she added. … There are people that are on the brink of eviction in their states too," she added, according to Yahoo News. Her comments came a day before Congress approved a two-day funding extension to buy more time for stimulus negotiations.

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Joseph Zeballos, Biden, CNN's David Axelrod Organizations: Republican Party, New, Republican Senate, Yahoo, Yahoo News, New York Metro, Business, Republicans, Senate Locations: Alexandria, New York City, New York, Georgia

☆ With a final push on judges, McConnell will cement a lasting legacy for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Sahil Kapur | Sahil Kapur Is A National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

In just four years, Trump has outpaced previous presidents and selected more than 1 in every 4 federal judges, including one-third of the Supreme Court. But while the Supreme Court got outsized attention, Trump was reshaping the circuit courts, which have the last word in most federal cases. Trump’s judges have flipped the majority to Republican appointees on numerous circuits. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer before a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 24, 2019. He said little about his plans in the campaign, other than to promise to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

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☆ Sens. Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley team up in push for second $1,200 stimulus checks
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.98 time to read: +1 min

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a protest calling for the Republican Senate to delay the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the U.S. Capitol on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Now, two vocal supporters of second round of $1,200 stimulus checks — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. The senators are calling for a second round of payments similar to the first that went out in the spring — $1,200 per adult and $500 per child. As with the first round, individuals who earn up to $75,000 would qualify for the full payments.

Persons: Bernie Sanders, Amy Coney Barrett, Jemal Countess, Sens, Josh Hawley Organizations: Republican Senate, U.S, Capitol, Getty Locations: Washington ,

☆ Biden to campaign for Georgia Democrats next week amid hot U.S. Senate races
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia, two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueBiden will head to Atlanta on Tuesday to campaign for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Democrats, who will maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, need both Georgia seats to take control of the upper chamber with 50 seats of the Senate’s 100 seats and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wielding the tie-breaking vote. Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler after both lawmakers failed to obtain voter majorities in last month’s general U.S. election that saw Biden defeat Republican President Donald Trump. Biden’s narrow victory in Georgia has given Democrats hope despite Republican’s 20-year hold on the state’s Senate seats and gaining just one other Republican Senate seat in the Nov. 3 election.

Persons: Joe Biden, General Lloyd Austin, Kevin Lamarque Biden, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Kamala Harris, Ossoff, Warnock, Senators David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Donald Trump, Biden, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Trump, Mike Pence, Trump’s, Pence Organizations: WASHINGTON, Senate, REUTERS, Jan, U.S . House, Republican U.S, Senators, Biden, Republican Senate, Democratic, Republican Locations: Georgia, Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Atlanta, Augusta

☆ What a Republican-controlled Senate means for Biden's climate agenda
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Over the summer, Biden worked with progressive champions of climate policy, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to develop an aggressive plan to address climate change. With a divided Congress, there's almost no chance the Biden administration can push through it's most aggressive climate proposals. "It's the investment side of the climate policy toolkit that's most popular and most effective, especially right now," he told Business Insider. NoiseCat said he's concerned that Republicans will characterize Biden's climate rules and regulations as anti-business and dismiss them as "job-killing, socialist regulations in the midst of a pandemic." Republican lawmakers have become increasingly willing to support incremental climate policy, particularly those that invest in agriculture and business.

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ET Presidential Transition Live Updates: Trump Calls Georgia’s Governor in Bid to Overturn Results Will the pandemic change the way America conducts elections? At the rally, Mr. Trump amplified the critique he had been making of Mr. Kemp much of the day on Twitter, all but demanding that the governor overturn the will of the voters for him. “Stop it very easily.” The crowd booed when he invoked Mr. Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the two Georgia Republicans Mr. Trump has been demanding abet his effort to overturn Georgia’s results. President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, at a rally in Valdosta, Ga., on Saturday. Taking the stage for his first rally as a lame duck president, Mr. Trump immediately, and falsely, claimed victory in the presidential race.

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☆ Climate change may help the U.S. and China find common ground under a Biden administration
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Aly Song | ReutersA common interest in combating climate change could be catalyst for the Biden Administration to re-engage with China. Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, an agreement adopted by nearly every country in the world in 2015. The Biden administration has made climate a cornerstone of its policy goals, and it is apparent across multiple cabinet nominees. Dan Yergin, vice chairman at IHS Markit, said climate was one area of agreement between China and the Obama administration, when Biden was vice president. I even think climate is where you're going to have collaboration with the Gulf States as well," he said.

Persons: Aly Song, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Jimmy Chang, Biden, John Kerry, Kerry, It's, Ed Mills, Raymond James, it's, Mindy Lubber, Lubber, Yang Kejia, Dan Yergin, Obama, Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, Yergin Organizations: Bund, Reuters, Biden Administration, Rockefeller Asset Management, Paris Climate Accord, Trump, National Security Council, Republican Senate, Senate, Beijing, China News Service, Visual China, Getty, IHS, Paris, India's Locations: Shanghai, China, The U.S, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South China, Paris, Washington, Ed Mills Washington, U.S, Beijing, States

☆ Trump heads to Georgia for two Republican candidates while pressing vote fraud claims
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-05 | by ( Joseph Ax | Makini Brice | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a medal ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 3, 2020. The outgoing president has also attacked Republicans who have refused to endorse his claims, such as Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “I will easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor @BrianKempGA or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification. Raffensperger criticized that strategy in a Fox News interview, saying: “It’s just total foolishness.”He added that he would be voting for the two Republican Senate candidates, although both had called on him to step down. In another Twitter post, Trump said he wanted the names of the 25 Republican members of Congress who conceded to the newspaper that Biden was president-elect.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jonathan Ernst, Trump, Joe Biden, Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger, Kemp, “, ’, ” Trump, I’ve, ”, Matt Towery, ” Kemp, Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Lin Wood, Sidney Powell, Raffensperger, Wood, Perdue, Mike Pence, —, Biden, Trump’s, Loeffler Organizations: Reuters, White, REUTERS, Democratic, Republicans, Twitter, Trump, Washington Post, Georgia Republican, Atlanta Journal, Harrison Deal, Georgia, U.S . Senate, Fox, Republican Senate, Loeffler, Senate, REPUBLICANS, Republican Party, Post, GOP, Republican, Democratic Senate Locations: Georgia, Washington , U.S, Valdosta, Loeffler

☆ 'He's the majority-maker': It's Joe Manchin's moment and he's seizing it as the West Virginia Democrat becomes one of the most important people in the fast-approaching Biden era
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +15 min

He told Insider Republicans have courted him for years. "I'd do old man backflips," Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican told Insider of the remote chance that Manchin could switch parties. "I just truly have a comfort of talking to everybody," Manchin told Insider. The Republican Senate majority leader and his Democratic counterpart in the House had been looking for compromise. He later told Insider he wasn't necessarily a lock either for a public option that Biden supports.

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☆ Senate GOP Covid relief proposal would take back $429B in unused funds for Fed lending
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com + 0.90 time to read: 1 min

Senate GOP Covid relief proposal would take back $429B in unused funds for Fed lendingThe Republican Senate's Covid relief proposal would take back $429 billion dollars and repurpose it, some for small business. Ylan Mui joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss details on the proposal.

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