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Added on the 22/06/2016 20:13:59 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Democrats held an all-night sit-in at the U.S. House of Representatives to push for gun control legislation after the Orlando nightclub massacre. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
At long last, a new coronavirus stimulus package is finally set to be passed by the US Congress. The last one expired at the end of July. Business Insider reports the long-awaited package will reportedly contain $600 stimulus checks and an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits. While the House has passed multiple bills that would have offered more to Americans, the GOP-controlled Senate has balked until now. However, the deal hasn't been well-received in the Twitterverse, and has produced references to class warfare and revolution. 'Let them eat cake' trended on Twitter in response to the apparently inadequate $600 stimulus check. It's a famous utterance attributed to Marie Antoinette, representing the out-of-touch monied, ruling class overthrown in the French Revolution.
Democratic members of the U.S. House end their sit-in but continue their protest to pass gun control measures in the wake of the June 12th shooting in Orlando. Diane Hodges reports.