She is one of the straighter shooters in Congress
the Democrats are playing politics and pushing agenda driven goodies when it is time to work together
they will be punished at the polls
Big League
Sen. Susan Collins said Monday on the Senate floor that she "can not believe that the answer" to the coronavirus crisis from Senate Democrats "is delay, delay, delay. No sense of urgency." "Never have I seen Republicans and Democrats fail to come together when confronted with a crisis." "Is...
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Sen. Susan Collins said Monday on the Senate floor that she "can not believe that the answer" to the coronavirus crisis from Senate Democrats "is delay, delay, delay. No sense of urgency."
"Never have I seen Republicans and Democrats fail to come together when confronted with a crisis."
"Is that what we’ve come to?" Collins said, criticizing Democrats over the delay.
"We don’t have another day. We don’t have another hour. We don’t have another minute to delay acting."
Thats because its a
corporate slush fund, rather than helping people in communities.
One only needs to look at their history of stock buy-backs to know what will be done with the money these corporations get.
Need to make sure taxpayer dollars actually go to those who need it.
Too bad for you that people who can actually read - and made the time to do so - aren't buying the talking points you were handed.
Here is another reason:
The Republican bill would let small businesses borrow up to $10 million, and those loans would then be forgiven for any business that avoids cuts in jobs or wages. That’s a fair deal. But Republicans are proposing different rules for big businesses. Recipients of government bailouts would be required to avoid job or wage cuts only “to the extent practicable” — a loophole so large it amounts to a lack of any meaningful obligation.
And, a reminder of what a slush fund is:
A
slush fund, also called a
black fund, is a fund or account that is not properly accounted, such as money used for
corrupt or illegal purposes, especially in the political sphere.
[1] Such funds may be kept hidden and maintained separately from money that is used for legitimate purposes. Slush funds may be employed by government or corporate officials in efforts to pay influential people
discreetly in return for preferential treatment, advance information (such as
non-public information in financial transactions), and other services.
[2] The funds themselves may not be kept secret but the source of the funds or how they were acquired or for what purposes they are used may be hidden. Use of slush funds to influence government activities may be viewed as
subversive of the
democratic process.
You want to see a slush fund, go read Pelosi’s version. That is a true slush fund.
Allocates $150 billion to supporting hospitals, local health centers and government-funded medical programs, with an additional $80 billion in low-interest loans to hospitals.
They Reps also want help for hospitals.
Eliminates cost-sharing for coronavirus treatments and vaccines for all patients, including the uninsured.
Trying to push through universal care under the guise of coronavirus response.
Addresses broader health care concerns that Democrats have pushed for months, including increasing subsidies on the individual market and creating new incentives for states to expand Medicaid.
Which has nothing to do with coronavirus
Provides child care assistance to health care workers and emergency personnel.
Which Reps want temporarily.
Offers individual Americans $1,500 in direct deposits, and up to $7,500 for a family of five. The benefit would be available to anyone with an individual taxpayer identification number, retirees and unemployed individuals.
What is needed is a boost, not a a way of life.
Would temporarily provide $600 per week to unemployed workers affected by the coronavirus. Self-employed workers, Americans whose contracts were cancelled, and new entrants to the job market would also be eligible.
They need jobs they can count on. Not a payoff.
Expands paid sick leave and family medical leave, as well as gives more money to food-safety benefits.
They passed that in the first stimulus. They want to make it permanent, which many businesses cannot afford.
Provides $500 billion in grants and interest-free loans to small businesses.
Which is something the Reps want, too.
Creates a $200 billion stabilization fund for states and $15 billion for local governments through the Community Development Block Grant program. The legislation also authorizes the Federal Reserve to purchase state and local government bonds.
Which has what to do with coronavirus response.
Pumps nearly $60 billion into schools and universities, with $50 billion directly provided to states for school funding and nearly $10 billion to higher education institutions.
Which has what ro do with coronavirus response.
Dedicates $4 billion in grant funding to help states with upcoming elections and nationally mandates 15 days of early voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail, including mailing a ballot to all registered voters in an emergency.
Which has what to do with coronavirus response.
