jimnyc
12-27-2020, 02:05 PM
I say it's about damn time that someone stands up to the lunacy in congress and says NO, enough, toss the pork aside and take care of Americans.
Of course Dem leaders and more come out and while they all won't admit outright the relief bill sucks as-is, but they're of the attitude of "despite misgivings, just sign it". Others on the left and MSM talking about Trump being the Grinch and how this that and the other thin are all his fault. Never mind the fact that they held this POS bill up for months and was all because of the amount of pork in it. So much in fact that no individual appears to have read the damn thing.
They can take the portion about American citizens and how much each person gets and qualifications. Simply continue unemployment in many cases. They can write this up in less than 30 pages and have it ready on Trump's desk within 48hrs tops. But a LOT longer when they look at the aspect of sitting back down and reading, and negotiating on bullshit again. :rolleyes:
Every congress person adding shit in other than relief for Americans should be embarrassed of themselves, to push this shit out at the end of 2020, knowing the limitations they're already asking of American's in ruining Christmas. And especially anyone of them that added anything additional, that may now sit back and toss jabs at Trump about this being his fault somehow.
Look at the end of this article. Everyone knows it's congress that made and pushed out this waste of paper. Then they always toss in a few extremely important things, this way a veto will reflect on the president.
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Trump Declines to Sign Relief Bill, Suspending Unemployment Benefits for Millions
President Donald Trump declined to sign the coronavirus relief and stimulus bill on Saturday evening as he pushed for higher stimulus payments of $2000 rather than $600, meaning millions of Americans would exhaust their unemployment benefits.
Two unemployment benefits programs expired at midnight on Sunday morning, as the Wall Street Journal noted:
The first provided unemployment benefits for gig and contract workers and others who don’t generally qualify for jobless aid. The second provided up to 13 weeks of additional payments to individuals who exhausted other programs that pay benefits, such as regular state unemployment benefits. In early December, roughly 14 million people were receiving benefits through those pandemic-relief programs, representing nearly three-quarters of those currently receiving jobless benefits.
The controversial bill, nearly 6,000 pages long, would also provide temporary funding for the federal government, meaning that it would shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday if Trump does not sign the bill, or another bill funding the government.
Trump retweeted a video Saturdayof a speech he made last week criticizing wasteful spending in the bill, and demanding $2000 stimulus checks rather than $600 that had been agreed to by Congress.
https://i.imgur.com/fk2a4wa.png
Democrats attempted to push the $2000 stimulus proposal last week through the House by unanimous consent, which failed when Republicans objected.
Congress faced criticism for not providing more relief to Americans, and for larding a bill sold to the public as coronavirus relief with billions of dollars in unrelated spending.
But now Trump also faces criticism for allowing unemployment benefits to lapse because of his refusal to sign the compromise bill, which his own administration helped negotiate.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/27/trump-declines-to-sign-relief-bill-suspending-unemployment-benefits-for-millions/
Of course Dem leaders and more come out and while they all won't admit outright the relief bill sucks as-is, but they're of the attitude of "despite misgivings, just sign it". Others on the left and MSM talking about Trump being the Grinch and how this that and the other thin are all his fault. Never mind the fact that they held this POS bill up for months and was all because of the amount of pork in it. So much in fact that no individual appears to have read the damn thing.
They can take the portion about American citizens and how much each person gets and qualifications. Simply continue unemployment in many cases. They can write this up in less than 30 pages and have it ready on Trump's desk within 48hrs tops. But a LOT longer when they look at the aspect of sitting back down and reading, and negotiating on bullshit again. :rolleyes:
Every congress person adding shit in other than relief for Americans should be embarrassed of themselves, to push this shit out at the end of 2020, knowing the limitations they're already asking of American's in ruining Christmas. And especially anyone of them that added anything additional, that may now sit back and toss jabs at Trump about this being his fault somehow.
Look at the end of this article. Everyone knows it's congress that made and pushed out this waste of paper. Then they always toss in a few extremely important things, this way a veto will reflect on the president.
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Trump Declines to Sign Relief Bill, Suspending Unemployment Benefits for Millions
President Donald Trump declined to sign the coronavirus relief and stimulus bill on Saturday evening as he pushed for higher stimulus payments of $2000 rather than $600, meaning millions of Americans would exhaust their unemployment benefits.
Two unemployment benefits programs expired at midnight on Sunday morning, as the Wall Street Journal noted:
The first provided unemployment benefits for gig and contract workers and others who don’t generally qualify for jobless aid. The second provided up to 13 weeks of additional payments to individuals who exhausted other programs that pay benefits, such as regular state unemployment benefits. In early December, roughly 14 million people were receiving benefits through those pandemic-relief programs, representing nearly three-quarters of those currently receiving jobless benefits.
The controversial bill, nearly 6,000 pages long, would also provide temporary funding for the federal government, meaning that it would shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday if Trump does not sign the bill, or another bill funding the government.
Trump retweeted a video Saturdayof a speech he made last week criticizing wasteful spending in the bill, and demanding $2000 stimulus checks rather than $600 that had been agreed to by Congress.
https://i.imgur.com/fk2a4wa.png
Democrats attempted to push the $2000 stimulus proposal last week through the House by unanimous consent, which failed when Republicans objected.
Congress faced criticism for not providing more relief to Americans, and for larding a bill sold to the public as coronavirus relief with billions of dollars in unrelated spending.
But now Trump also faces criticism for allowing unemployment benefits to lapse because of his refusal to sign the compromise bill, which his own administration helped negotiate.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/27/trump-declines-to-sign-relief-bill-suspending-unemployment-benefits-for-millions/