Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema is siding with congressional Republicans over Chuck Schumer and her own party, saying this morning that the Senate should pass more small business aid by unanimous consent “ASAP.” Yesterday, Bloomberg News reported the $350 billion in small business aid designed to keep workers on payroll was running out. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
Aid for Workers Runs Out Today Thanks to Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats will officially cause small business aid for keeping workers on payroll to run out this afternoon, as the U.S. Small Business Administration reports the previously-approved relief money is set to run dry. Last week, Senate Republicans attempted to approve an emergency $250 billion in new funding authority for the program, which was blocked by Chuck Schumer […]
Senate Democrats Block Aid for Workers (Again)
Senate Democrats blocked $250 billion of small business aid designed to keep workers on payrolls – merely hours after learning 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total to over 17 million unemployment claims during the pandemic. Only a few weeks prior, Schumer and Pelosi were roundly criticized for a similar maneuver, tanking a […]
Craven Senate Democrats Blow Up Coronavirus Aid Package
In one of the most craven and shameful maneuvers in recent history, Senate Democrats voted to filibuster a bill they had spent days negotiating in a bipartisan fashion to deliver critical aid to American families and workers during the coronavirus crisis. “It is unconscionable for Senate Democrats to play politics while Americans are suffering during this crisis. Democratic […]
Mark Kelly Must Condemn Chuck Schumer’s Disturbing Attack on the Supreme Court
Democrat Mark Kelly must immediately condemn Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s disturbing and highly inappropriate threats against Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Yesterday at a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court, Schumer said: “I want tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you […]