“Ladies and gentleman, we are done," White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland said right before 1am after leaving Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office following negotiations that have spanned around the clock since last Friday. "We have a deal."
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Ueland: “We have a deal ... Much of the work on bill text has been completed. And I’m hopeful that over the next few hours we’ll finish what’s left and be able to circulate it early in the morning.”
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McConnell said he's there to report "good news." "At last, we have a deal. After days of intense discussions, the Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a historic relief package for this pandemic," McConnell said. "This is a war-time level of investment for our nation."
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Schumer called it "the largest rescue package in American history. ... This is not a moment of celebration -- but of necessity."https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/stimulus-senate-action-coronavirus/index.html …
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I can’t wait to see the parts about how anyone who didn’t file taxes gets $0, corporations get 98% of the money, and Trump gets to take as much as he wants for his businesses and not inform anyone until after the election.
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And zip for the self employed...
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I still have a sneaking suspicion that big corporations will profit more than working Americans from this package
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I hope so. I work for a corporation and would like to keep my job.
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Average American gets $1,200. Airlines :$50Bn
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Trump Airlines was relaunched last week for the bail out.
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