The new Majority Leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer spent some time with Rochestarians talking about the $900 billion relief package as a whole Friday.
January 7, 2021 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon. I don t know if the word ‘good’ is the way to describe it, but – because yesterday, the President of the United States incited an armed insurrection against America, the gleeful desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple of – of our American democracy, and the violence targeting Congress are horrors that will forever stain our nation s history, instigated by the President of the United States. That s why it s such a stain.
Pelosi was Friday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are her words:
“Good afternoon. I don’t know if the word ‘good’ is the way to describe it, but – because yesterday, the President of the United States incited an armed insurrection against America, the gleeful desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple of – of our American democracy, and the violence targeting Congress are horrors that will forever stain our nation’s history, instigated by the President of the United States. That’s why it’s such a stain.
In calling for this seditious act, the President has committed an unspeakable assault on our nation and our people. I joined the Senate Democratic Leader in calling on the Vice President to remove this President by immediately invoking the 25th Amendment. If the Vice President and Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment. That is the overwhelming sentiment of my Caucus, and the American people, by t
SUSAN L. STOUT
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Should a bill that passes the House or the Senate automatically get a vote in the other chamber?