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GOP Rep. Pete King to buck party, vote for Democrats' coronavirus relief bill
The sHill ^

Posted on 05/14/2020 4:42:48 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) said he plans to buck party lines and vote in favor of the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package proposed by House Democrats and slated to come to the floor on Friday, the New York Times first reported Wednesday.

King — who represents one of the hardest-hit districts in the state and is set to retire at the end of this term — said while there are provisions that give him pause, he feels it’s critical that Congress provide funding for state and local governments that have been disproportionately affected by the deadly virus. The New York Republican also said the language to eliminate the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction for 2020 and 2021 factored into his decision to back the measure.

"In some ways it's a tough decision and in some ways it's an easy decision," King told The Hill.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: incometaxes; newyork; peteking; peterking; taxcutsandjobsact; taxreform; tcja
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To: Red in Blue PA

Pete should expect a phone call from MITT.
“Hello Peter, how’s the wife and grandkids? I think it’s time we had a cup of coffee and a chat! The well being of the country may depend on it. Who’s office, mine or yours?”


41 posted on 05/14/2020 5:19:29 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Red in Blue PA

“In some ways it’s a tough decision and in some ways it’s an easy decision,” King told The Hill.

Sitting right on the fence, with an 8” locust post up his treasonous ass. They can sure spend OUR money.


42 posted on 05/14/2020 5:19:45 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

..... Republicans will scream about how bad the Spending Bill is to please their base .... Then with all of their might and mental fortitude ....... Pass it under protest ......


43 posted on 05/14/2020 5:23:10 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: butlerweave

Worse than a Democrat...well, just as bad at least.


44 posted on 05/14/2020 5:35:58 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

One thing the dems have that the GOPers don’t is party discipline. Wayward GOPers, in pathetic attempts to be “open minded,” fancy themselves as free thinkers in bolting from the party on certain issues. The dems, on the other hand, keep a tight leash on their members, and don’t tolerate strays.


45 posted on 05/14/2020 5:41:13 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Prayers up for Rush Limbaugh...)
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To: Red in Blue PA

The bailout King?

GFY Pete.


46 posted on 05/14/2020 5:55:21 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

King has been useless for decades


47 posted on 05/14/2020 5:58:38 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Most of the thee trillion dollars will go into the pockets of leftists.


48 posted on 05/14/2020 6:11:31 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire
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The New York Republican also said the language to eliminate the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction for 2020 and 2021 factored into his decision to back the measure.
All politics is local.

49 posted on 05/14/2020 6:13:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (so are all funerals.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
The New York Republican also said the language to eliminate the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction for 2020 and 2021 factored into his decision to back the measure.
All politics is local.

50 posted on 05/14/2020 6:13:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (so are all funerals.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Isn’t he leaving anyway? The Quisling never gave a sh*t anyway!


51 posted on 05/14/2020 6:14:14 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
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To: Red in Blue PA

With friends like King, who needs enemies?

*******

With members like King, the GOP needs enemas.


52 posted on 05/14/2020 6:20:14 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Bye, Pete.

Taxpayers in solvent States and localities should not bail out those areas controlled by Dems that are deep in red ink due to poor management of finances. They didn’t get in such trouble because of COVID-19.


53 posted on 05/14/2020 6:23:22 PM PDT by octex
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Pete King represents blue collar firefighters, cops, military veterans. Essentially the 1968 Nixon-1984 Reagan coalition.

Long Island’s politics mirror the 1960s-1980s blue collar Northern conservatism, and King is a representative of that.

King comes from the Nassau County GOP-—the most pro-union county GOP in the country.


54 posted on 05/14/2020 6:24:44 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: Shady

He’s retiring, not running for reelection this year.


55 posted on 05/14/2020 6:26:14 PM PDT by octex
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To: Red in Blue PA

Well, he is from New York. Not that it makes his choice correct, just explains his shortsightednes.


56 posted on 05/14/2020 6:27:32 PM PDT by Pennsyltucky Boy (bitterly clinging to our constitutional rights in PA P)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

There’s never been anything conservative about Northeast Republicans.
They’re moderates at best.


57 posted on 05/14/2020 6:29:44 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Since he’s retiring, he doesn’t give a F*ck...not that he ever really did anyway.


58 posted on 05/14/2020 6:43:36 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

NY Republicans are a mix of blue collar and upper elite.


59 posted on 05/14/2020 7:19:12 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: Red in Blue PA

Unbelievable. Has idiot King READ what is actually in this democRAT Wish List bill???


60 posted on 05/14/2020 10:35:05 PM PDT by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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