If they think their polling is correct that this will help them come November, they are sorely wrong. The American people will remember them playing games while average citizens are worried about their jobs, their money, keeping their homes, cars, finding food, etc
Senate Fails To Pass Cloture Vote On Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
The Senate on Sunday night failed to pass a procedural cloture vote on a phase-three coronavirus stimulus bill as there has been continued internal dispute between both parties.
The vote was 47-47. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that the bill would include $75 billion for hospitals and that two-thirds of all new money in the bill would go to states, however, this vote will likely end consideration of this bill. McConnell also said, “it’s just about time to take yes for an answer.†Democrats have said the coronavirus bill lacks new SNAP funds and were reportedly pushing for expanded emergency leave provisions and more than three months of unemployment insurance.
Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin, who has been negotiating with members of Congress on behalf of the White House, was spotted entering Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office, 20 minutes away from the cloture vote.
McConnell voted no, which was not planned. He voted with the Democrats so he would have the option of recalling the vote, as Senate rules state.
This was literally a bill that the Democrats negotiated on over days. They knew what was in it, and then, instead of voting for taking care of citizens, they went rogue. They literally could have voted for it then worked on those other provisions, which make little sense, since those people are already being taken care of, especially with things like SNAP.
McConnell blamed this directly on Pelosi
McConnell added that there was bipartisan consensus among “regular members of the Senate, not in the Leadership office, not in the speaker’s office for goodness sakes.â€
“She’s the Speaker of the House, not the Speaker of the Senate,†he added. “We were doing just fine until that intervention.â€
Think about this, though
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said in a statement on Sunday:
‪How pathetic. Tonight’s vote was not even on passing a bipartisan plan, it was merely to begin debating it. The American people are hurting, the clock is ticking, but Senate Democrats would rather cave to Speaker Pelosi’s eleventh-hour demands. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle should worry more about getting relief to their constituents and less about the House Speaker’s partisan wish list. This cannot go another day.
They wouldn’t even vote to allow debate on (original article)
The text for a phase-three Senate bill announced Friday would give $1,200 checks to every person, while couples would receive $2,400. That $1,200 check will go to Americans making less than $75,000 annually. Each child will receive $500. The amount is reduced by $5 for every $100 a person earns over $75,000. Those making above $99,000 would not get any money.
No matter how places like the Washington Post and NY Times want to spin it…
…Democrats are playing with our livelihoods. The Wash Post subhead says “Democrats allege the $1.8 trillion package tilts too far in favor of corporations.” First, Democrats negotiated for all this. 2nd, who they hell do they think employs people?
Read: Democrats Scuttle Senate Coronavirus Relief Bill, Playing Typical Politics »
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is the crisis of the moment, and a terribly serious one at that, threatening not only human lives but also the global economy.
