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Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, appears to tear up a copy of President Trump's speech as he finishes his State of the Union address. IMAGES
"I tore up a manifesto of mistruths" says Nancy Pelosi, after being asked about ripping up the pages of President Trump's State of Union address earlier this week. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives tells reporters "I don't need any lessons from anybody, 'specially President of the United States about dignity." Pelosi was speaking during her weekly news conference, and one day after President Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges. SOUNDBITE
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, says that she will step down from the party leadership when Republicans take control of the chamber in January. "For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect," says the 82-year-old Pelosi, who first became speaker in 2007 and later presided over both impeachments of Donald Trump. SOUNDBITE
Despite US President Donald Trump's vocal push for a new COVID-19 stimulus package, it appears unlikely that one will come before Election Day. On Tuesday, Business Insider reports Trump signaled he wanted an ever-larger deal than the $2.2 trillion bill proposed by House Democrats. But according to Business Insider, Senate Republicans are skeptical that anything is going to happen anytime soon. It's getting to be toward the last minute. And the clock keeps ticking away. And I'm not optimistic about us doing anything. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee Furthermore, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pushed for a far slimmer package than Democrats and the president. The GOP has prioritized Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett over economic relief for Americans. But on Tuesday, Trump phoned in to 'Fox and Friends' to say he wants a stimulus program even larger than the Democrats' proposed $2.2 trillion package.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the House of Representatives to order ahead of US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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