Posted on 08/20/2020 6:43:59 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday rejected a push by some House Democrats to vote this weekend on extending federal unemployment insurance payments that expired at the end of July, maintaining that it could undermine negotiations on other aspects of a coronavirus relief package.
More than 100 Democrats this week signed on to a letter spearheaded by Reps. Scott Peters (Calif.), Derek Kilmer (Wash.) and Don Beyer (Va.) that urged leadership to schedule a vote for Saturday on legislation to extend enhanced unemployment insurance on a time frame based on econometrics.
Pelosi said that she personally supports the idea of tying unemployment insurance payments to economic measures like the unemployment rate instead of allowing the benefits to expire on arbitrary dates. But she argued that voting on such a proposal at this stage could ultimately backfire in coronavirus relief negotiations.
"That's a very positive initiative. I have encouraged that, I have welcomed that suggestion," Pelosi said during an interview on "PBS NewsHour."
"I don't think strategically it's where we should go right now, because the Republicans would like to pass something like that and say forget about it," Pelosi continued. "Forget about state and local [government funding], forget about our investments in stopping the virus, forget about other initiatives that feed the food insecure children in our country, vote by mail initiatives and the rest."
Pelosi also warned that if the House were to pass a standalone bill to extend unemployment insurance, Senate Republicans could amend it and add "poison pills."
"I don't think it's done by giving them an out," Pelosi said of reaching a coronavirus aid deal with Republicans. "I think it's done by making them come into the negotiation."...
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Pelosi is now irrelevant,the Deal has been made without her, Trump should publicly promise a VETO
The putrid odor surrounding petty pelosi would rapidly overwhelm a family of skunks.
The putrid odor surrounding petty pelosi would rapidly overwhelm a family of skunks.
When am I getting my 1200 so I can go to atlantic city, er, buy MUCH needed food and buy new clothes to replace these torn ones?
Aren’t you in NYC ? Cuomo rejected the money - sorry
Someone needs to blow up her custom ice cream supply to get her attention. I wish we would stop playing nice with the DEMs.
it’s too idiotic of a statement to respond to.
And you’re not an idiot which makes it a shame.
Or maybe you just can’t understand what FEDERAL means as opposed to state
you redneck cousin marrying barn dancing pickup truck riding teeth missing hee haw mothers who think culture is chasing a pig and the average salary is from the 1970s make me laugh :)
what a bunch of worthless, take more from the fed than they give red-neck states
NINE out of TEN top states that take more than they give is you rednecks
stop mooching
Nancy Pelosi is holding the $600 hostage in the hopes that she can force Republicans to bailout hellholes.
Keep voting Democrat.
Worst speaker in the history of the world. The suffragettes would hang their heads in shame if they knew that women’s voting rights would ever come to a woman like this witch in power.
No one wants to say this, but if on January 20th they are still futzing with the mail in ballots, Pelosi becomes President. As it stands right now, she has a better chance at becoming President than either Harris or Trump. Biden would already be gone and forgotten.
So who has an agenda?
Cuomo didn’t reject the 1200 stimulus. He rejected the 300 weekly unemployment.
FReepers wanting to avoid a trip to googleland, and all that implies, can find the original article here:
Hmmmm....Cuomo and Gruesome are going to have a real problem on their hands in two weeks...
Women and Children...
California has applied
Newsome wisely applied for the 300 unemployment for unemployed CA residents. Cuomo remains stuck on stupid.
Montana, West Virginia, Kentucky and I just read Conn. will be paying $400
30 states? Last I heard 20. Can you provide a link? The more the better.
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