Posted on 03/18/2020 3:33:05 PM PDT by fwdude
The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a vote of 90-8 on Wednesday, after some initial hesitations from Republicans as to how the relief bill would affect small businesses. The measure will provide free COVID-19 testing to anyone who thinks they made need it, as well as paid medical leave for employees. President Trump, who endorsed the measure last week, awaits the bill at his desk.
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Our lives are about to change in some very astonishing ways.
I think they also voted down the rider to require a SSN to receive the benefits.
Not surprising. The left got everything they want, in a blank check.
Thanks to both Oklahoma Senators for standing AGAINST this monstrosity!
Kill all the small businesses.
Just like Cankles said, “I can’t be responsible for all the undercapitalized businesses in America.”
How dare they create jobs for other people!
Didn’t a crisis happen before the Oreo took office?
No “sunset” provisions in the legislation effectively makes them “rights” that can never be reversed, even by a Republican legislature.
I think they also voted down the rider to require a SSN to receive the benefits.
No surprise. Illegals were always going to be included.
Trump’s strategy seems to be give the Democrats everything they wait to avoid conflict on this issue.
Yup ...... All because this is an election year. Would have been a great teaching and leadership opportunity by pointing out the leftist pork that the Left stuffed into the bill ... then forcing them to remove it.
Yes, it was 2008 and the economy tanked. Bailouts for GM and Chrysler happened, shortly thereafter. Odumbo was elected as the first British citizen (Kenya) to become POTUS.
[ Our lives are about to change in some very astonishing ways. ]
Feels like October 26, 2001 all over again ( When Patriot Act was signed )
Just like John Roberts, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was responsible for giving us Obamacare. Mitch McConnell is responsible for this abyss.
They may not have to.
Where’s the money going to come from for this? SS and medicare funds are drained to the point of not being able to support their function already and will be totally insolvent in less than 10 years.
DIVISION D – Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020
Section 603. Funding and Expedited Implementation Authority. SSA will receive additional direct (mandatory) funding for both the cost of the benefits and the cost of administering the program. Treasury will receive additional direct (mandatory) funding for reimbursement of states.
DIVISION E – Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020
Section 104. Technical Assistance and Guidance for Short-Time Compensation Programs. This section requires the Secretary of Labor to provide technical assistance to states that want to set up work-sharing programs, in which employers reduce hours instead of laying employees off, and then employees receive partial unemployment benefits to offset the wage loss.
Section 105. Full Federal Funding of Extended Unemployment Compensation for a Limited Period. For states that experience an increase of 10 percent or more in their unemployment rate (over the previous year) and comply with all the beneficiary access provisions in section 102, this section provides 100 percent federal funding for Extended Benefits, which normally require 50 percent of funding to come from states. Extended Benefits are triggered when unemployment is high in a state and provide up to an additional 26 weeks after regular UI benefits (usually 26 weeks) are exhausted.
The bill totally redefines department of labor sick leave laws to where the employers will not be able to afford the loss of employee time.
Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act
Section 101. Coverage of Testing for COVID-19. This section requires private health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, including the cost of a provider, urgent care center and emergency room visits in order to receive testing. Coverage must be provided at no cost to the consumer.
Section 109. Emergency FMAP Increase. This section provides a temporary increase to states’ federal medical assistance percentage for the duration of the public health emergency for COVID-19. It requires states to maintain eligibility standards that are no less restrictive than the date of enactment.
This is going to destroy all the gains made during this four years of recovery from the Obama mistakes and efforts to harm. All to look good to voters in a general election by lying to them about this whole thing. All about an illness that comes through the country every year and has always been the responsibility of the citizen, not the government. That’s how our healthcare system works. The government has found a way to set up single payer healthcare by controlling the funds for a program that didn’t exist and they have now created that will break everyone but them and their healthcare system that we pay for also.
rwood
New entitlement programs. We’ll never get rid of them.
The President still could have a change of heart and veto it.
The Federal Government will effectively print all the money they want to fund what ever the Democrats want. No need to even raise any taxes.
Of course that will result in monstrous inflation (the hidden tax). But if you are first in line for some of that Government funding and spend it quickly enough, you may get away clean with your loot. This is the driver behind the system. "Somebody else" gets stuck with the bill, while you get the benefits.
"Governments who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on support from Paul."
Paid by whom?
ML/NJ
I really wish I knew why it is necessary to destroy our nation and economy over less than 200 deaths.
Peoples lives are being ruined and freedoms obliterated before their very eyes.
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