The CBO reported before the vote that the US economy would be back to where it was before the pandemic this summer WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME. The Democrats, however, have passed a PARTISAN Relief (pork) Bill that adds ANOTHER $1.9 TRILLION in debt....to help the American people they have been abusing, whose small businesses they have been destroying, and whose Constitutional and Civil Rights they have been ytramp[ling in the name of COVID-19.
UNITY OUT THE WINDOW
VP Harris clears way for partisan $1.9T stimulus bill, as Dems are forced to take uncomfortable votes
Senate adopts budget resolution for coronavirus relief after Republicans squeeze Dems in marathon vote-a-rama
The "vote-a-rama" in the Senate that started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday concluded shortly before 6 a.m. Friday after a marathon process in which Republicans forced Democrats to take votes on tough issues for more than 15 hours.
The Senate adopted a budget resolution for coronavirus relief 51-50 with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. It's not a final bill, but allows the Senate to proceed toward a final bill under the budget reconciliation rules, which would let Democrats pass a coronavirus stimulus plan by going around a GOP filibuster as long as their caucus remains united.
The "vote-a-rama" in the Senate that started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday concluded shortly before 6 a.m. Friday after a marathon process in which Republicans forced Democrats to take votes on tough issues for more than 15 hours.
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But Trump demanded $2k
Direct payments in Veggie Joe’s bill amount to $420 Billion.
what is the rest for?
Usual stuff politicians throw in.
Which is the problem.
Sure is. But people got tax cuts so nobody cares. It’s politically ok to spend stupidly.
Ok - so "nobody cares" is the real problem.
If there was a tax increase they would sure care. I hate taxes, but it seems the only option. Until it’s politically bad to spend stupidly, I think it will continue.
Now I see where all this is coming from. ALEC.
A Powerful Conservative Coalition Is Fueling The State-Level Push To Hamper COVID-19 Restrictions
ALEC and other groups that fomented anti-lockdown protests are now pushing bills to curb the powers governors have used to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Major
conservative groups backed by some of the
Republican Party’s wealthiest donors appear to be helping fuel a massive GOP state legislative push to limit the emergency executive powers governors across the country have wielded in an effort to combat the nation’s
COVID-19 crisis.
For months, Republican legislators in several states have pushed bills to limit such powers, which have been used to implement restrictions on businesses, restaurants and public gatherings, as well as measures meant to slow the spread of the virus that has killed more than 450,000 Americans.
The legislative efforts have intensified over the first few weeks of 2021 as lawmakers in many states ― particularly those with part-time legislatures that ended their sessions in the earliest stages of the pandemic last year ― have returned to state capitals vowing to rein in governors they believe have overstepped their bounds. Lawmakers in more than
two dozen states have now introduced bills to curb executive powers to declare or extend states of emergencies, which all 50 states have done during the public health crisis.
Many of the bills proceeding in those states and others appear to be based at least partially on model legislation proposed by the American Legislative Exchange Council, an organization of thousands of state legislators and deep-pocketed corporate interests that has for years helped push conservative policy priorities on the state level
ALEC and other groups that fomented anti-lockdown protests are now pushing bills to curb the powers governors have used to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
www.huffpost.com
At least now Republicans know where their anger is coming from. ALEC is telling them to be angry. Don't worry that 500,000 people have died. Money is more precious than life, unless the life is in the womb of course.
