Normally-staid lawmakers were angrily clashing on the Senate floor Monday and the chamber remains deadlocked over an emergency package to rescue the economy from the coronavirus pandemic
$1.6 trillion-plus economic stimulus amid objections from Democrats,
Just after noon on Monday, the usually mild-mannered Sen. Susan Collins erupted when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to block her from speaking while he sought clarity on the Senate’s voting schedule for the day. It prompted Sen. Tom Cotton to blurt out, “This is bullshit.”“Here we are facing an enemy that is invisible, but equally devastating to the health of our people and to the health of our economy,” Collins said.
In the meantime, Schumer kept objecting to Republicans seeking recognition on the Senate floor, prompting jeers from the GOP side of the aisle. He eventually relented and consented to the Senate taking two procedural votes by voice, which sped up the process only slightly.The episode marked a rare moment on the Senate floor: an actual debate, with senators interrupting each other while others sat back at their desks and hissed under their breath.
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