Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told his Republican colleagues that he is trying to convince President Trump to oppose direct payments to families in the Phase Three Senate bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Politico reports.
New White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is also opposed to direct payments.
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