The Trump administration held up billions of dollars in relief funds for Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Their state was one of several hit by deadly storms on Friday night.

In New Orleans, city crews worked to clear streets of debris and stores began reopening. Outside New Orleans, neighborhoods remained flooded and residents were still reeling from damage.

The Wisconsin Republican says $900 billion is too much to waste on pandemic relief.

Sen. John Thune’s party has blocked coronavirus aid for seven months.

The Republican senator from Arkansas called it ‘unconscionable and heartless’ that states and cities tried to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

More than 740,000 Americans applied for jobless benefits last week.

The Georgia senator slammed criticism that he’d been MIA since the Nov. 3 election, insisting he was hard at work on Capitol Hill.

He’s too busy pretending he didn’t lose to actually do his job.

In an earlier sop to voters, Donald Trump claimed he would give older Americans money to offset the cost of drugs.

They’ve accomplished nothing on COVID relief.

Donald Trump has regularly attacked Democratic-led states that did not vote for him.

The Senate majority leader continues to offer legislation that falls far short of what Democrats say is necessary to adequately help people.

Mitch McConnell is prioritizing Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation over critical relief for his own constituents.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell smiled and laughed as his Democratic challenger Amy McGrath pointed out his refusal to act.

The Republican senator from Maine complains about ‘a huge mistake,’ but doesn’t say who made it.

Among the hardest hit are U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses.

‘This proposal is laden with poison pills Republicans know Democrats would never support.’

After complaining about the House relief bill, Ted Cruz is demanding $5 billion to subsidize parochial and private education.

Between traditional unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, 1.6 million new claims were filed last week.

The GOP-controlled Senate doesn’t have any votes scheduled until after Labor Day.

‘I hope the talks remain broken down,’ the Wisconsin senator said.  

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed a coronavirus relief bill on May 15.

House Democrats passed a new coronavirus relief bill funding unemployment benefits, schools, and housing back in the spring.

The West Wing plan has drawn relatively little scrutiny.

Unemployment claims have been more than twice the worst week of the Great Recession for 18 consecutive weeks.

Asa Hutchinson formally requested that a ‘major disaster’ be declared in Arkansas on March 30.

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 4,800 as McConnell embraced his role as Grim Reaper of the Senate.

The House of Representatives voted on Friday to provide billions in aid to the U.S. territory following deadly earthquakes, despite Republican opposition.

The Trump administration is withholding $8 billion in disaster aid until Puerto Rico agrees to certain conditions, including paying workers less.