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On the recordDecember 29, 2020
My plan is pretty simple is to demand that Mitch McConnell allow the United States Senate to vote up or down on that legislation that was passed by the House whether or not we could get to 12 or 13 Republicans that we need to pass the House Bill, not sure. And I think we got a shot at it.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

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Sanders' demand for a Senate vote on increased COVID relief payments.

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