https://freerepublic.com/tag/simulusbill/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:15:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3917908/posts The Senate acted swiftly Monday night, in a 91-7 vote, to approve more than $900 billion for coronavirus assistance, shortly after the House of Representatives passed the package. The aid comes after months of partisan sniping over what elements should be in a relief measure that virtually all lawmakers on Capitol Hill argued was long overdue. The measure now heads to President Trump’s desk. In order to avoid a shutdown, since federal agencies would have run out of money at midnight Monday, a 7-day stop-gap spending bill was also approved to allow time to process the combined relief and annual... Red State Nation https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3917908/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:15:20 GMT