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'All Is Not Calm': Congress Scrambles After Trump Blasts COVID-19 Relief Package

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference on Sunday. Congress is scrambling after President Trump blasted a major aid and spending package that lawmakers passed Monday.

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‘All Is Not Calm’: Congress Scrambles After Trump Blasts COVID-19 Relief Package



Democrats and Republicans separately took the president up on two of his suggestions: increasing direct payments to Americans and decreasing foreign aid. Each party blocked the other’s measure.


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