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Source: thehill
By Alexander Bolton - 02/03/21 11:11 AM EST
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday announced that Republicans will force Democrats to take tough votes on issues ranging from stimulus checks for illegal immigrants to higher taxes on small businesses when the Senate moves a budget resolution this week.
Well be getting senators on the record about whether taxpayers should fund checks for illegal immigrants
whether Democrats should raise taxes on small businesses in the midst of this historic crisis
and whether generous federal funding should pour into school districts where the unions refuse to let schools open, McConnell said on the Senate floor.
This is just a small taste, he added.
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The American people will see Republicans are focused on smart and responsible policies to reopen the country, he said. And theyll see Democrats who seem desperate to make their first act in power the same kind of massive, partisan, poorly-targeted borrowing spree that permanently wounded the last Democratic presidency right out of the gate.
The Senate is currently in the midst of 50 hours of floor debate on the budget resolution. Once thats done, the vote-a-rama is expected to begin Thursday.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537139-mcconnell-seeks-to-inflict-political-pain-on-budget-votes
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