https://freerepublic.com/tag/nbdnc/ en-us Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:20:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3825643/posts Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would move at "warp speed" to pass coronavirus legislation on Tuesday, but Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., put a damper on those plans, two leadership sources told NBC News. Senators were on Tuesday heading towards a vote on the package — which includes provisions for free coronavirus testing, secures paid emergency leave, enhances unemployment insurance, strengthens food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding to states — but had to slam the brakes on because of an amendment Paul proposed. The sources said Paul is forcing a vote on his amendment, which would... NBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3825643/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:20:13 GMT