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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.
The U.S. Senate rejects four measures restricting gun sales after the Orlando massacre, dealing a setback to advocates who have failed to get even modest gun reforms through Congress. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Democratic and Republican U.S. Senators make arguments on four different gun control measures that were all voted down in the aftermath of a massacre that left 49 people killed in Orlando one week ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Senator Dianne Feinstein says her amendment aims to prevent potential terrorists from being able to purchase a firearm. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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