News | Economy & Labor Only Six Senate Democrats Voted Against Advancing $740 Billion Pentagon Bill The vote effectively kills the prospect of a vote on $2,000 direct payments before the next Congress. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 31, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Bernie Sanders Vows to Filibuster Military Budget to Force Vote on $2,000 Checks Though Sanders can't ultimately stop the veto override, he can force the Senate to stay in session until the New Year. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Sudden GOP Push to End Emergency Lending Programs Condemned as Sabotage Attempt The move is seen as an attempt to hamstring the Biden administration's ability to respond to the economic crisis. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 18, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor GOP Push to Keep Stimulus Check From People on Unemployment Draws Outrage The effort comes after the GOP already reportedly succeeded in paring back the duration of unemployment benefits. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Cruz Aims to Use Trump’s False Claims of Fraud to Block Biden’s Appointments There is no evidence of fraud or malfeasance of any kind having affected the 2020 presidential race. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 11, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republican Senate Groups Have Five Times More Cash for Georgia Runoffs Among outside groups and party committees, Republicans have the upper hand. By Eliana Miller , CenterforResponsivePolitics December 11, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senator Perdue’s Ethics Concerns Include Sale of His Home to a Senate Lobbyist The same year an org lobbied the Senate, one of its board governors paid Perdue $1.8 million for his home in D.C. By Robert Faturechi , ProPublica December 10, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor The Senate’s Latest COVID Stimulus Won’t Solve the Hunger and Housing Crisis Hopes are pinned on a $908 billion proposal that includes only a fraction of what is necessary to contain these crises. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue Skips Debate Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff on Sunday was forced to debate an empty podium. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Senate GOP Wants to Freeze Pay for All Federal Workers During a Pandemic The government could shut down on December 11 if Congress and Trump cannot agree on new spending legislation. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 27, 2020 Truthout