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Posts tagged Mitch McConnell
Bernie renews call for $15 minimum wage
Rep. Garcia leads co-sponors in Illinois delegation; Sen. Sanders sees possible parliamentary passage
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, U.S. Minimum Wage, Raise the Wage Act, COVID-19 Relief, Mitch McConnell, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Minimum Wage
VP rejects Trump removal, impeachment on
National Guard in U.S. Capitol to protect legislators; 10 Republicans join majority to impeach president second time
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Ted CoxTrump Impeachment, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, 25th Amendment, Adam Kinzinger, Nancy Pelosi, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Biden, Jason Crow, FBI, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Mitch McConnell
Lightfoot: COVID compromise 'unacceptable'
Chicago mayor blasts ‘heartless’ McConnell in pursuit of relief for cities, states
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Lori Lightfoot, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, J.B. Pritzker, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Paycheck Protection Program
It's no time to go low
Sen. Durbin holds out hope for aid to state and local gov’ts, but compromise relief bill is just a stopgap
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rand Paul
Restaurants 'in a panic mode right now'
Sen. Duckworth pledges to get more pandemic relief passed before end of year
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Ted CoxRestaurants Act, Tammy Duckworth, Sam Toia, Illinois Restaurant Association, Sam Sanchez, Moe's Cantina, John Barleycorn, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Paycheck Protection Program, Greg Schulson, Burrito Beach, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Karen Conn, Rand Paul
Congressional Dems tout clean energy
Report says doing nothing on climate change over next 50 years would cost 227,000 lives in Illinois alone
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Clean Energy, Sean Casten, Jan Schakowsky, Paris Climate Agreement, Howard Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bill Foster, Robin Kelly, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Mitch McConnell
Coronavirus first, then economic survival
Let public health officials dictate COVID restrictions, but Congress must address economic fallout now
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Andrew Yang, J.B. Pritzker, Rick Bayless, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Restaurants Act, Casey Cora, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Mike Quigley, Economic Policy Institute
Pritzker seeks COVID relief for restaurants, bars
Durbin cheers progress on Senate floor, but rails against corporate-immunity provision
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dick Durbin, Restaurants Act, Rick Bayless, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Mitch McConnell, Tammy Duckworth
Biden calls for HEROES Act
Major, comprehensive COVID relief package endorsed by president-elect
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Donald Trump, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kamala Harris, Mitch McConnell
Pritzker holds out hope for COVID relief
Drug-addled Trump throws negotiations with Congress into ‘disarray,’ says governor
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Mitch McConnell, Amy Coney Barrett, Paycheck Protection Program, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Steve Mnuchin, Dexamethasone, Nancy Pelosi, Ron DeSantis, Red Wedding, Game of Thrones
Child-care workers blast Griffin for 'stalled' funds
SEIU Healthcare Ill. charges billionaire gave $40M to congressional Republicans and to defeat Fair Tax Amendment
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Ted CoxKenneth Griffin, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Joslyn Ewing-Brown, Citadel Investments, Maggie Laslo, Bruce Rauner, Child Care Assistance Program, Child Care Is Essential Act, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Janette Wilson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Tahiti Hamer, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Duckworth, Durbin denounce Trump court pick
Obamacare threatened by Amy Coney Barrett — on top of Senate GOP hypocrisy
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Amy Coney Barrett, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, Antonin Scalia, John McCain, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Jennifer Welch
Planned Parenthood lauds Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Brigid Leahy of Planned Parenthood Illinois Action analyzes her legacy and commits to protect it
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Ted CoxRuth Bader Ginsburg, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Brigid Leahy, J.B. Pritzker, Reproductive Health Act, Title X, Title X Gag Rule, Donald Trump, Roe v. Wade, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Women's Rights Project, U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Thurgood Marshall, Antonin Scalia, George W. Bush, Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland
Economists cite need for state, local COVID relief
Police, fire, teachers are not only essential workers, they bolster economy and spur recovery
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Ted CoxCARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Heather Long, Mitch McConnell, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Glenn Hubbard, Josh Bivens, Jason Furman, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics
Economic recovery depends on COVID recovery
Without federal coronavirus relief, gov’t austerity layoffs could ‘drag down the economy’ in a ‘vicious cycle’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, University of Illinois at Chicago, Daniel La Spata, David Merriman, Michael Pagano, UIC CUPPA, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Amanda Kass, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility
Countercyclical aid: Common sense
RTA, CTA, Metra, Pace plead for COVID-19 relief, illustrating the need of state and local governments in an economic crisis
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, RTA, CTA, Metra, Pace, Countercyclical Aid, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jerrold Nadler, Andrew Yang, Mitch McConnell
Duckworth leads call for paid sick leave in pandemic
NEA prez says any school could become a ‘germ factory’
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Ted CoxPaid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave, Child Care, Working Families, Tammy Duckworth, National Education Association, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, Rosa DeLauro, Patty Murray, Kirsten Gillibrand, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump
COVID-19 relief blows holes in UBI myths
Expanded unemployment benefits minimize coronavirus damage, don’t deter return to work — especially in Illinois
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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, UBI, Milton Friedman, Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago, Noah Smith, Becker Friedman Institute, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, Jesse Rothstein, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rep. Garcia, Sen. Warren move to extend eviction moratorium
Bill would protect all renters through next March
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Lee, Protecting Renters From Evictions and Fees Act, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, J.B. Pritzker, Jan Schakowsky, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Robert Reich, Diane Yentel, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Shamus Roller, National Housing Law Project, Mitch McConnell
Fair tax: Now more than ever
Public education, preschool critical to level social playing field, but require funding, especially in pandemic
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Pritzker Fair Tax, Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Defund the Police, Police Brutality Protests, J.B. Pritzker, Cheri Bustos, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Investments, Jay Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Bill Brady, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Public Schools, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Preschool
