LIVE: Senate Takes Up Spending Package, Covid Relief Ahead of Midnight Shutdown Deadline

(Dec. 18) Watch live as the U.S. Senate meets to consider a long-term spending package for next year with Covid-19 relief included. Current government funding expires tonight at midnight.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a bipartisan stimulus deal ”appears to be close at hand,” but will likely require work over the weekend to get through both chambers of Congress.

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[thomasmorgan]

Let’s get honest, stand alone bill to help Americans only! Help starting at home!

[BrendaRWyatt]

Please tell me how this is pressing forward to help suffering Americans? It isn’t!

[xxxxx]

Who gives a crap when Americans are STARVING? You haven’t missed any meals ???

[sherryhesner]

Stop the grand-standing & get the emergency stimulus bill written, passed, & made law. No more distractions. Such a delay is shameful. FOCUS!!! SAVE LIVES!!! No more stopgaps acceptable. Emergency Stimulus Checks for $1, 200. NOW!!! 🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽

[stevenmocaby]

The government stole Christmas from the great American people that put in the office hope they can sleep good 👍

[Barbaric_Iron]

Teddy Bear surely talk a bunch of nothing... What about these hard times with the Virus, I forgot they lost that battle

[kevinmcgiffin]

Sen.Cruz needs to run for president.👍🇺🇸✌

[nidialuccioni]

But don’t we have a constitutional rights in America freedom of speech and justice for all Americans
Such a good Actor

[Jess-jqqf]

I cant with these people why doesnt anybody understand your religious rights or human rights were not taken away.this pandemic is the likes of none of us has ever experienced. And isolation to stop spread was working until people started acting like it was a plot cause of the conspiracy theories on internet therefore causing panic. And if they are of religious capacity they should know sacrifice is big in the Bible such as sacrificing ones vices for the love of god and forty days of lent and so on. The problem here is that those churches couldn't do collections and were missing out on making church money

[anthonywall]

This is a Hack. Russian work all over

[jamesbailey]

People are tired and sick do you care anymore about the American people? Anyone in power help we are paying you remember.

[sandienimocks]

Nobody wants to hear this right now Teddy. Stop it and get back to what we, the people want and need. We need stimulus now!

[jamesbailey]

Is this time to showboat we are not stupid you all need to go dems and Republicans we pay you

[skontheroad]

We still have a country to run and a government that needs to funtion. This is what typically goes on when people aren't paying attention....

[haroldrose]

ALL TED NEEDS A KICK WHERE THE SUN DOES NOT SHINE

[larrystrawder]

Wtf . Did they even talk about Americans.

[Jess-jqqf]

Yup and the Republicans are taking every scandalous scene from that show scandal with Keri Washington and making it reality. I think Congress and senator's should stop binge watching cable. And if you have to use movies as examples you don't belong in office. And since they really like movies i compare this whole thing to the movie Wag the Dog

[philipmarsland]

What about the attachment of 2.3 trillion spending bill the democrats added to the covid relief bill

[cottagenorth]

Ted Cruz sock it to the sucker from Connecticut - You are an Ace for the Trump Card

[bobchannell]

Why are they spending all of this time talking about China, when we're having a covid 19 emergency and an economic emergency here in the US.