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Tensions REALLY high on the Senate floor now. Schumer blocking all GOPers from speaking. Won't let them come out of the quroum call. Sen Susan Collins (R-ME):
"This is unbelievable."GOPers then return the favor and block Schumer.
They are REALLY at each other’s throats now.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 23, 2020
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are a disgrace to this country.
Millions of Americans are losing their jobs, paychecks, retirement in a national crisis – and all Democrats care about is using that crisis to fund Abortions and the Green New Deal goodies.
RT so these bastards know
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 23, 2020
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Republicans say Dems blocking coronavirus relief over ‘ideological wish list’
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News March 23, 2020:
Republicans are accusing Democrats of using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to push unrelated political agendas, as the two sides failed to reach an agreement Sunday night to advance legislation that would provide relief to American businesses and families struggling as a result of the outbreak.
On the Senate floor shortly after noon on Monday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lit into Democrats, specifically alleging they were trying to extract concessions from airlines over their “carbon footprint,” with the economy hanging in the balance.
“They ought to be embarrassed,” he said. “This is no time for this nonsense.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer countered that they were dealt an exclusively Republican-authored bill.
“We Democrats are trying to get things done, not making partisan speech after partisan speech,” he said.
Democrats overnight blocked the massive economic rescue package, teeing up new negotiations Monday morning. But issues having nothing to do with coronavirus have become impediments to the relief package, according to a senior Republican aide.
SENATE REPUBLICANS STUCK IN QUARANTINE AS CHAOS UNFOLDS OVER CORONAVIRUS BILL
“As Leader Schumer continues to hold up the desperately-needed relief package, the last-minute list of demands from Pelosi’s and Schumer’s ideological wish list are coming into focus,” the aide said.
These include new collective bargaining powers for unions, higher fuel emissions standards for airlines, and expanded wind and solar tax credits.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., confirmed this on Twitter Monday morning after the same information was tweeted by TownHall.com political editor and Fox News contributor Guy Benson.
“This report is correct. Pelosi & Schumer are willing to risk your life, your job, your retirement savings for a radical, left-wing wish list that has nothing to do with this virus,” Cotton said. “Disgraceful.”
This report is correct. Pelosi & Schumer are willing to risk your life, your job, your retirement savings for a radical, left-wing wish list that has nothing to do with this virus. Disgraceful. https://t.co/le9jlTB4KH
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) March 23, 2020
“Not only are these completely unrelated to the coronavirus epidemic, they could prevent companies from participating in the loan programs altogether—directly causing unnecessary layoffs,” the aide said.
After House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, was reported by The Hill to have said that this is “a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision,” McConnell, R-Ky., warned against using the “Phase 3” coronavirus relief package as a political opportunity.
“That’s not what this is about,” McConnell said. “This is not about unrelated policy changes, this is about direct assistance to the American people and to small businesses and to hospitals and others who are in need because we in government at all levels, in order to deal with this pandemic, have basically shut the economy down.”
The Republican aide said the new Democratic demands arose after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned to Washington, D.C. from a weeklong House recess. Pelosi said the House would introduce their own bill as she was reportedly seeking a “laundry list” of items to be included in the emergency legislation, including wiping out up to $10,000 in student loan debt per person and securing election-security funding.
Other add-ons that Democrats including Pelosi have pushed for include food security aid, small business loans, and other measures for workers, The Associated Press reported, though these are more closely related to the crisis at hand.
Democrats including Schumer, D-N.Y., also claimed to have problems with the existing draft of the bill, arguing that the plan put forth by Senate Republicans was tilted toward corporations and did too little to help workers and health care providers.
Many Democrats had complained that the draft aid package did not go far enough to provide health care and unemployment aid for Americans, and failed to put restraints on a proposed $500 billion “slush fund” for corporations, saying the ban on corporate stock buy-backs are weak and the limits on executive pay would last only two years.
“There were some serious problems with the bill leader McConnell laid down. Huge amounts of corporate bailout funds without restrictions or without oversight — you wouldn’t even know who is getting the money. Not enough money for hospitals, nurses, PPE, masks, all the health care needs. No money for state and local government, many of whom would go broke. Many other things,” Schumer said.
Earlier Sunday, it had seemed that the two sides were close to an agreement. While McConnell had recognized that there was still “elbowing and maneuvering for room” taking place, the legislation had bipartisan support including from “a lot of rank-and-file Democrats who were involved in drafting it.”
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24 Comments
4 years ago
Schumer: “There were some serious problems with the bill leader McConnell laid down. Huge amounts of corporate bailout funds without restrictions or without oversight — you wouldn’t even know who is getting the money. Not enough money for hospitals, nurses, PPE, masks, all the health care needs. No money for state and local government, many of whom would go broke.”
Yes, but Schumer didn’t fix any of those things, he just added pork
4 years ago
Democrats including Schumer, D-N.Y., also claimed to have problems with
the existing draft of the bill, arguing that the plan put forth by
Senate Republicans was tilted toward corporations and did too little to
help workers and health care providers.
Pot, meet kettle; he has close ties to one of the biggest corporations ever https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/schumer-got-50k-in-donations-and-a-job-for-his-daughter-from-facebook/
4 years ago
Reply to
Lagertha
LOL! Schumer wants big corporations paid for and small and medium sized businesses ignored. DEMS favor monopolies that they can control. Always remember DEMS want small and medium sized businesses gone. They threaten DEM donors and special interest groups so DEMS want them well funded over small and medium sized businesses.
DEMS only want two classes – the elite and the poor. Big business is happy with that too! Big business doesn’t want to be threatened by competition. One hand washes the other.
DEMS also want college loan forgiveness for all and other lefty causes funded that have nothing to so with the purpose of this bill. Schumer has no credibility and lies like a rug with no embarrassment or remorse.
4 years ago
4 years ago
That photo of Schumer and Pelosi is like The American Gothic meets Zombieland. Give that man a pitchfork.
I’m OK though, still using alcohol and quinine if not to safe at least to stay comfy.
4 years ago
Reply to
Richard
I understand…
In addition, Pelosi is trying to control the Senate through Schumer.
Pelosi: “JUMP Chuck!”
Schumer” “HOW HIGH and may I also kiss your er, feet
when I land?”
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4 years ago
That photo of Schumer and Pelosi is like The American Gothic meets Zombieland. Give that man a pitchfork.
I’m OK though, still using alcohol and quinine if not to safe at least to stay comfy.
4 years ago
DEMOCRATS PRAYED TO THEIR THREE-HORNED GOD FOR AN ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE …… NEVER LET A CATASTROPHE GO TO WASTE !! 
4 years ago
Reply to
Anthony Silvio
It wasn’t a prayer but a carefully planned,deliberate attack by the CCP coordinated with the Commiecrats and the globalist cadres of Soros and Bloomberg.
4 years ago
NO BAILOUT for the Airlines!!!
NO BAILOUT for Amazon and Jeff Bezos…
Folks… you name it and virtually every company out there has their hands out for money…
NO BAILOUTS for anyone…
ONLY paychecks to Americans…
4 years ago
NO BAILOUT for the Airlines!!!
NO BAILOUT for Amazon and Jeff Bezos…
Folks… you name it and virtually every company out there has their hands out for money…
NO BAILOUTS for anyone…
ONLY paychecks to Americans…
4 years ago
Who is suprised?
PORK OVER THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT NEED IT!
It’s a grand opportunity to push their leftist agenda forward.
4 years ago
Off topic – Altzheimer Joe stumbles again. He’s back in the 1950’s….
Going back in time has me still leaning towards Alzheimers…. Your brain gets erased starting with the present and moving backwards through time.
Joe Biden’s Teleprompter Malfunctions During First Coronavirus Update;
Calls MA Governor Charlie ‘Parker’
KYLE OLSON23 Mar 2020
…
Biden was speaking behind a podium when he began verbally stumbling around, as if he wasn’t sure what to say, or was buying time.
“Beef up the number of responders dealing with the crush — these crush of cases. And, uh, and in addition to that,” he said, looking down at his notes, before he waved his hand upward under the podium to conceal it.
“And in addition to that we to, um, make sure that we, uh, we are in a position that we are, well, let me go to the second thing. I spoke enough of that,” Biden said, before trying to move on from the blunder.
Biden called the current Massachusetts governor “Charlie Parker,” a jazz saxophonist from the 1950s. Charlie Baker was elected governor of the commonwealth in 2014. He began the speech on coronavirus by touching his nose and brushing his upper lip.
See link for video –
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/23/joe-bidens-teleprompter-malfunctions-during-first-coronavirus-update-calls-ma-governor-charlie-parker/
As he delivers these outright lies critical of Trump he has difficulty READING the teleprompter.
4 years ago
One Trump must bring all Private Hospitals under the Public System.
Close all borders including international flights shipping boats
This would stop the escape of the rich and famous and have to share private hospitals, and ensuring all get the same treatment. Heavy fines to doctors who give special treatment
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Are you sure you want to eliminate private hospitals and have public government care?
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
What I am saying the rich have had it to good for to long and time to bring them down o the same standards. If they do not like it they can pump money into the health system to upgrade it. There never should be a low third world hospital system in the USA
The main issue I was looking at was to free up all the free beds many thousands across USA and all the unused ventilators
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
You’re never going to bring the “rich” down. I’d rather not bring in class warfare and lower us all to public clincial healthcare.
4 years ago
The evil Socialist Demo-Rats are so f-cking twisted and obsessed they are willing to sink the ship they are passengers on for the satisfaction of drowning the temporary captain. They are a national security threat.
4 years ago
DON’T BEND TO THESE SLUGS.
4 years ago
The President is responding to a deliberate attack on the US by the CCP and he has war powers to respond. He doesn’t need Congress to provide the relief required to overcome this horrific WMD attack. The Republicans can pass a sense of Congress resolution urging Trump to use his emergency powers to go ahead and authorize the issuance of the aid and stimulus packages. Pelosi and Schumer can whine about it but this needs to be done now, today without delay. People are beginning to starve and are demanding action.
4 years ago
Reply to
John Acord
I agree with that 100%, but then the democraps will then start another “impeachment” process, expedited, for Trump’s “abuse of powers”…and then prohibiting Trump from being the Republican candidate because “he is under impeachment” processes….The Dems will continue to sink lower…and lower….
4 years ago
Democrats don’t care about working people, only about reacquiring power to steal from fools.
https://liberalsbackwardsthink.com/2020/03/23/americas-21st-century-civil-war-addendum-ii/
