GOP fails spectacularly at blaming Biden for lack of bipartisanship on COVID relief
Most Americans don’t believe congressional Republicans negotiated with the president in good faith.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021Most Americans don’t believe congressional Republicans negotiated with the president in good faith.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021But thanks to congressional Democrats, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021The vast majority of Americans back President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
By Josh Israel - March 09, 2021Not a single House or Senate Republican voted for the bill.
By Donna Provencher - March 09, 2021But this time the people at the very top get no tax cut.
By Josh Israel - March 09, 2021Not one Republican backed the bill in the Senate or when it initially passed the House.
By Associated Press - March 08, 2021Democrats plan to remind voters that Republicans opposed COVID-19 relief come the midterm elections.
By Emily Singer - March 08, 2021Experts call the amendments ‘poison pill’ proposals intended to both target already struggling immigrant communities and derail the much-needed relief legislation.
By Amy Lieu - March 05, 2021In 2016, the Wisconsin Republican was outraged by ‘political games’ as Democrats demanded more funding for the Flint water crisis in appropriations legislation.
By Josh Israel - March 05, 2021The construction industry lost 61,000 jobs in the past month, and workers who are employed face one of the highest risks of dying from COVID-19.
By Donna Provencher - March 05, 2021Ron Johnson’s effort to drag out passage of the popular bill failed, as senators now have less time to debate it.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2021Top Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee want a 3% to 5% rise in the Pentagon’s budget for 2022.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2021Sen. Ron Johnson threatened to make Democrats ‘read their 600- to 700-page bill’ during debate in the Senate.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2021The new COVID-19 relief bill passed in the House late on Wednesday despite Johnson’s protests.
By Oliver Willis - March 04, 2021President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan is overwhelmingly popular, even among GOP voters.
By Josh Israel - March 03, 2021And still not one House Republican voted for it.
By Josh Israel - March 02, 2021Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is outraged that the House is considering election reform.
By Josh Israel - March 02, 2021‘Being able to dig in and help others, it really gives you perspective and helps you believe that you’re going to be OK too.’
By Associated Press - February 28, 2021‘Republicans, you ought to be a part of this. But if you’re not, we’re going without you.’
By Associated Press - February 27, 2021‘I believe that when you have resources, to hoard them is a disservice to the people who deserve them,’ said Patrisse Cullors, a Black Lives Matter cofounder.
By Associated Press - February 27, 2021Republicans are challenging transit funds by demanding it be used for something already covered in the COVID relief bill
By Josh Israel - February 26, 2021‘If we don’t get this money, we might not have a library system next year,’ said a union president.
By Josh Israel - February 25, 2021Government agencies are set to distribute more than 25 million American-made cloth masks in both adult and kid sizes.
By Associated Press - February 25, 2021Congressional Republicans continue to fight against the COVID-19 relief plan their own voters want.
By Josh Israel - February 24, 2021Republicans remain outraged that teachers want to reopen schools safely during a pandemic.
By Josh Israel - February 24, 2021The COVID relief plan proposed by President Joe Biden is supported by a vast majority of Americans — and Republicans really don’t like that.
By Oliver Willis - February 23, 2021‘A drastic $15 federal minimum wage hike during a global pandemic would be the wrong path,’ tweeted Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), whose state has a $7.25 an hour minimum wage.
By Donna Provencher - February 23, 2021‘EVERY American should be enraged right now,’ tweeted a Republican congresswoman.
By Josh Israel - February 22, 2021Many owners desperate for a relief loan didn’t receive one until the last minute.
By Associated Press - February 22, 2021Republicans say they want to eliminate ‘liberal goodies’ in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021