knapplc Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Archy1221 said: That bill was blocked in October. AOC's tweet correctly calling out Moscow Mitch was from last night. 1 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, knapplc said: That bill was blocked in October. AOC's tweet correctly calling out Moscow Mitch was from last night. But if they had solved it a month ago, there would be no reason to tweet today. Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, DevoHusker said: But if they had solved it a month ago, there would be no reason to tweet today. If they wanted to solve it a month ago, Moscow Mitch should have negotiated a bill that would pass, rather than that poison pill. 1 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, knapplc said: If they wanted to solve it a month ago, Moscow Mitch should have negotiated a bill that would pass, rather than that poison pill. Or... Nancy could have stopped dragging her feet and adding stuff she knew would not pass the Senate because she didn't want to send checks with the election looming and Trump still officially the President. 1 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, Archy1221 said: How exactly do Senate Dems block a bill when the Repubs have a majority? And you know that AOC is in the House, right? 1 Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, DevoHusker said: Or... Nancy could have stopped dragging her feet and adding stuff she knew would not pass the Senate because she didn't want to send checks with the election looming and Trump still officially the President. She's not dragging her feet. She's proffered a bill that has merit. Moscow Mitch has, as usual, disregarded it. The Republicans have zero interest in helping Biden out with another economic recovery package. They're going to regain their love of austerity now that trump got trounced. No bill that will actually help the citizens of this country will pass McConnell's desk. 1 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, knapplc said: She's not dragging her feet. She's proffered a bill that has merit. Moscow Mitch has, as usual, disregarded it. The Republicans have zero interest in helping Biden out with another economic recovery package. They're going to regain their love of austerity now that trump got trounced. No bill that will actually help the citizens of this country will pass McConnell's desk. The Rs offered a clean bill, Covid relief only, which was refused/stalled/negated 1 1 Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: The Rs offered a clean bill, Covid relief only, which was refused/stalled/negated Pelosi has been in ongoing negotiations with Mnuchin for a broad relief bill. All of this is public knowledge. The bill the Dems blocked in October was the same bill they rejected in September as too narrowly focused. These are known positions from which McConnell will not budge. 1 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: The Rs offered a clean bill, Covid relief only, which was refused/stalled/negated Can you share this bill? I've been following this and haven't seen a clean bill with only covid relief. Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, RedDenver said: Can you share this bill? I've been following this and haven't seen a clean bill with only covid relief. This was in September and October. Rs offered around $500billion for straight Covid relief. I do not know the exact bill or exact dollar figures. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stimulus-bill-senate-democrats-block-republican-proposal/ https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/13/another-skinny-coronavirus-relief-bill-on-tap-in-senate/ 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, knapplc said: Pelosi has been in ongoing negotiations with Mnuchin for a broad relief bill. All of this is public knowledge. The bill the Dems blocked in October was the same bill they rejected in September as too narrowly focused. These are known positions from which McConnell will not budge. But why not pass a relief focused bill for the citizens now, and work out another broad spectrum Covid package for all concerns later? It would be a lot easier than forgiving Trillions in college loan debt, and working the math to see if it stimulates the economy or gets to the refrigerator of those who need it most? Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, knapplc said: That bill was blocked in October. AOC's tweet correctly calling out Moscow Mitch was from last night. Why was it blocked? Could have provided much needed relief. 1 1 Link to comment
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