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On the recordDecember 29, 2020
The only reason that Mitch McConnell is even entertaining the possibility of this kind of direct relief for the American people that's needed, the only reason that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler turned on a dime and endorsed at least in their statements these direct payments of $2,000 is because voters in Georgia are voting in record numbers.
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Jon Ossoff
Democratic · Georgia
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msnbc.com

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Jon Ossoff explains that the sudden support for direct payments by Loeffler and Perdue is a response to increased voter turnout in Georgia.

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