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Schumer On McConnell Meeting: Impeachment, Nominations, COVID-19 The Focus

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Ahead of his meeting with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), incoming Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says that "We have got three things we have to do quickly: impeachment, nominations, Covid. We have got to move them all fast".

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