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On the recordOctober 13, 2020
Well, the Speaker is right. First of all, the 1.8 is not really the 1.8 that meets America's needs, as she said. It contains all sorts of giveaways so the President can just give away money and leaves out huge numbers of things that are needed to help people.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Chuck Schumer critiques the proposed $1.8 trillion rescue package as inadequate for meeting the needs of Americans.

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