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10.22am GMT
It is approaching eight months since the last coronavirus economic relief package, and yesterday the Republicans and Democrats again traded barbs about whose fault that was. Jacob Jarvis sums it all up for Newsweek:
Democrat figureheads sent a letter to Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, urging him to negotiate with them this week in order to facilitate a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill amid the ongoing pandemic.
Following this message, McConnell indicated that his stance remains that a “targeted rescue package” should be passed—bemoaning Democrats for having rejected the prospect of slimmed down measures.
Republicans have tried for weeks to pass another targeted rescue package. It would send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, unemployment aid, another round of the job-saving PPP, and healthcare.
Democrats repeatedly blocked it all. Let’s hope they let us make law soon.
A Democrat-led package, the $3.4 trillion HEROES Act, passed the House of Representatives in May before an updated version—marking a reduction on topline spend to $2.2 trillion—also passed in October.
However, such plans have been met with pushback from the GOP-controlled Senate—with Republican leadership in the upper chamber pushing for a tighter bill with a lower overall cost.
10.19am GMT
Here’s how Chris Krebs has reacted to that firing in public, by the way. He’s changed his Twitter biography to say “Used to be the 1st Director @CISAgov. Now I’m going to reintroduce myself to my family, fire up the BGE, watch @UVa sports, and ride bikes.”
He may also regret the typo* in this tweet where he says he did the right thing, which has proved popular overnight.
Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomrorow. #Protect2020
Continue reading…Trump fires head of cybersecurity agency that refuted voter fraud claimsPelosi criticises ‘dangerous and shameful charade’ undermining democracyPennsylvania court deals blow to Trump bid to overturn Biden winCan Trump actually stage a coup and stay in office for a second term?Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 10.22am GMTIt is approaching eight months since the last coronavirus economic relief package, and yesterday the Republicans and Democrats again traded barbs about whose fault that was. Jacob Jarvis sums it all up for Newsweek:Democrat figureheads sent a letter to Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, urging him to negotiate with them this week in order to facilitate a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill amid the ongoing pandemic.Following this message, McConnell indicated that his stance remains that a “targeted rescue package” should be passed—bemoaning Democrats for having rejected the prospect of slimmed down measures.Republicans have tried for weeks to pass another targeted rescue package. It would send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, unemployment aid, another round of the job-saving PPP, and healthcare. Democrats repeatedly blocked it all. Let’s hope they let us make law soon.A Democrat-led package, the $3.4 trillion HEROES Act, passed the House of Representatives in May before an updated version—marking a reduction on topline spend to $2.2 trillion—also passed in October.However, such plans have been met with pushback from the GOP-controlled Senate—with Republican leadership in the upper chamber pushing for a tighter bill with a lower overall cost. 10.19am GMTHere’s how Chris Krebs has reacted to that firing in public, by the way. He’s changed his Twitter biography to say “Used to be the 1st Director @CISAgov. Now I’m going to reintroduce myself to my family, fire up the BGE, watch @UVa sports, and ride bikes.”He may also regret the typo* in this tweet where he says he did the right thing, which has proved popular overnight.Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomrorow. #Protect2020 Continue reading…