Posted on 03/12/2020 11:35:02 AM PDT by rktman
President Donald Trump said he did not support the proposed emergency funding bill by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released on Wednesday night to fight the coronavirus.
When asked by reporters if he supported the bill, Trump replied, No, because there are things that are in there that have nothing to do with what we are talking about.
Pelosi and House Democrats rushed to release a bill on Wednesday night at 11:00 p.m. that was about 124 pages long. The bill did not address issues that the president asked for, including a payroll tax cut. But Trump indicated that Democrats were using the crisis to push through partisan proposals.
Its not a way for them to get some of the goodies that they havent been able to get for the past 25 years, Trump said.
Speaker Pelosi said Thursday during a press conference that it was imperative to get a bill passed as soon as possible to help American families suffering the economic disruption
But negotiations continue, as Pelosi said that she was continuing to speak to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
She noted that the White House requests for changes to the bill were all very reasonable.
Trump said he would remain at the White House as the fight against the spread of coronavirus continued.
I want to be here, he said.
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“He should put it on screen and cross it out.”
He should rip those pages in half...
So did he know all the globalist, anti-sovereignty crap in the “new NAFTA”?
More tax breaks for her tuna company and pay freezes for those same employees?
I have no idea. I personally think a bill should be 1-2 pages long and have ONE item only. I know, sounds too simple for these politicians.
Come on there is nothing the repubes put in there?
This bill is so the dems can claim they had a solution but The President vetoed it. Now they're leaving town without even considering anything useful.
She is full of it.
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I hope the democrats get the coronavirus.
Always thinking of themselves and not the country.
we once called that “pork.”
Hey, add eVerify into any package to ensure that only those authorized to work in the US get benefits.
What are they trying to stuff into the bill? The article doesn’t even say.
You are correct. Very poorly written article. No details, no bill number, etc.
Exactly right! It would be really informative if Trump were just to go over their shopping list item by item, and then have a piece of paper for each and rip it in half and toss it over his shoulder as he says “Nope, not gonna sign that”.
I second that Fred.
Well, you should realize that you have to pass the bill to see what’s in it.......
Surely that approach wouldn’t allow for enough criminal theft!
Unconstitutional on it’s face.
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