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Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA), two GOP incumbents who face tight runoffs in the Peach State in one week, suggested on Tuesday that they will support increasing direct coronavirus relief payments to the American people, joining Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who recently indicated the same.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reacted to the push to raise direct payments to $2,000 by stating that more than $2,000 could have gotten out if unemployment benefits had been

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday referred to the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill, which is among the biggest spending bills passed by Congress, a “down payment on what is needed to crush the virus.”

President Donald Trump has signed into law a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package aimed at restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a partial federal government shutdown.

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) stated that he believes Americans should receive $2,000 direct payments, and that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) removes the pork from the spending package,

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” House Majority Senior Whip Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said that Democrats will vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 on Monday, and believes that the vote will pass in the House. Dingell said, “We’ll

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) said that he is “proud that Democrats negotiated an emergency coronavirus relief and omnibus package to save lives and livelihoods and crush the virus.” And that the agreement “is an important

Breitbart News has calculated how much it would cost to give Americans $2,000 direct coronavirus relief checks and what could be cut from the 5,593-page omnibus spending bill to offset this expense.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) stated that the deal on the coronavirus relief bill should be kept together and increased direct payments “should be a separate issue.” Because if direct

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Daily Briefing,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged President Donald Trump to sign the coronavirus relief bill and then have a debate on additional direct payments and that he is “not a fan

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that we should have “targeted relief” and not “one size fits all” direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill. Blackburn said, “President Trump fully understands

The coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress Monday blocks governors from using emergency education relief funds for school choice programs.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kennedy,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) slammed the coronavirus relief bill and stated that the bill “is what happens when we reward leadership by continuing to support these bad bills.” Roy said, [relevant

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “should be vetoed” by President Donald Trump via a pocket veto, “and I’m hoping it will be.” Biggs

On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said that President Donald Trump’s criticism of the direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill is correct and Congress “should send $2,000 checks to the American people right now.” Ossoff

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reacted to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the coronavirus relief bill by stating that “he should not be doing this right now,” and that there are the needed

The massive 5,593-page bill was passed by both the House and the Senate on Monday night but immediately drew criticism for only sending $600 of direct aid to each American.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) said that both she and Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) “have been helping deliver relief under this pandemic, relief that the Democrats have blocked time and again.”

Getting money out to the American people was one of the most prudent things Congress did to stave off economic disaster when the pandemic took hold this spring.

Alex Marlow called for Congress to end lockdown decrees as part of its $2.3 trillion spending bill agreed to by House and Senate leadership.

Members of Congress finally released the complete text of the $2.3 trillion in government spending bill Monday. The bill is 5,593 pages long.

The bill includes a $1.4 trillion government spending bill with $900 billion tacked on for coronavirus relief. 

During a speech on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that Congress should “conclude our talks, draft legislation,” and pass another round of coronavirus relief and warned that every day of delay can cost

Friday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) provided some insight on the ongoing coronavirus relief negotiations.

Thursday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said an agreement on the reported $900 billion coronavirus relief package “has basically been reached.”

During an interview with Fox News Radio on Wednesday, Senate Republican Conference Chair Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) stated that there is increasing optimism that a deal on the next round of coronavirus relief will be one “that leaves out the areas where

On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that disagreements over liability protection and funding for state and local governments should not hold up agreement on the next round of coronavirus relief. Manchin said that if Democrats and Republicans

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) expressed skepticism that a coronavirus relief deal will be reached and said that Democrats’ insistence on funding for state and local governments will prevent a deal

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pitch to “set aside” liability protection and funding for state and local governments in coronavirus relief negotiations. Schumer said, “Sen. McConnell has

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called for liability protections and funding for state and local governments to be “set aside” in the next round of coronavirus relief and tackled when another request for

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stressed the importance of passing another coronavirus relief package.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) criticized Democrats for walking away from the $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief package that the White House was working on with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and said Democrats walked

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Problem Solvers’ Caucus member Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) stated that the Senate and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are the ones holding back reaching a coronavirus deal and said

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the bipartisan coronavirus relief proposal “is not a bill that should be passed.” Sanders said, “Absolutely, we need direct payments. Let us be clear, what we have right

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) said that “for months, Senate Republican leaders have refused to come to the table, to negotiate the urgent emergency relief that is so desperately needed.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, Tom Udall

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), who Joe Biden has picked to be Senior Adviser and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “pointed out, correctly, that,