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McConnell Calls Out Pelosi, Schumer on Why They're Really Blocking Wuhan Coronavirus Relief
townhall.com ^ | 9/8/2020 (0935 edt) | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 09/08/2020 9:58:37 AM PDT by rktman

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday morning the Senate will vote on an additional Wuhan coronavirus relief package this week after months of stonewalling and refusal to negotiate by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He's also calling out Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the real reason they're blocking relief for American families in a presidential election year.

“Senate Republicans have been trying for months to deliver more bipartisan relief to the American people. In July, we proposed another sweeping package totaling more than $1 trillion. Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer said no. In August, we proposed narrowing discussions to the most urgent and bipartisan subjects. They blocked that too," McConnell said. "Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer said a targeted deal on jobless benefits and the Paycheck Protection Program would be ‘piecemeal,’ but then Speaker Pelosi came rushing back to pass the most piecemeal bill imaginable: Postal Service legislation that completely ignored the health, economic, and education crises facing families."

“Everything Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer have done suggests one simple motivation: They do not want American families to see any more bipartisan aid before the polls close on President Trump’s re-election.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: h8ers; mcconnell; pelosi; schumer
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And, any doubt that nanzi (by the way, her hair looks nice) will be back for a, what, 22nd, term in congress?
1 posted on 09/08/2020 9:58:37 AM PDT by rktman
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bttt


2 posted on 09/08/2020 10:02:57 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it] today.[)
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Is the turtle up for re-election? Or perhaps he needs to pretend to care to keep the Senate for the GOP?

One thing you can bank on, McConnell isn’t interested in helping Trump, and isn’t all that interested in average Americans.


3 posted on 09/08/2020 10:03:35 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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I’m sure these shenanigans by the Democrats will be the lead story on every evening newscast...


4 posted on 09/08/2020 10:03:57 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: rktman

What? A Repub actually attacking Democrats? What a shocker.....


5 posted on 09/08/2020 10:04:18 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Republican Wildcat

Glad we think alike.................. Bwahahahahahahaha!


6 posted on 09/08/2020 10:05:37 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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The senate should hold a daily press conference with the skinny bill and and a cell phone on the podium and they should call her office and leave a message saying they are waiting for her to help the American people.


7 posted on 09/08/2020 10:06:11 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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McConnell isn’t interested in helping Trump, and isn’t all that interested in average Americans.

Maybe not, but he also doesn't like to be played for a chump.
8 posted on 09/08/2020 10:07:36 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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Mitch is a floater that breaks the surface from time to time.


9 posted on 09/08/2020 10:07:38 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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When does Mitch play anyone else for a chump? never.


10 posted on 09/08/2020 10:11:41 AM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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“..Mitch is a floater that breaks the surface from time to time....”

I crap one of those every once in awhile. I just call em “obamas” though.


11 posted on 09/08/2020 10:11:44 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (Libs are a virus.....the DemoVirus!!)
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Maybe Nancy will come to the table and settle after being called out for her hypocrisy last week. Maybe.


12 posted on 09/08/2020 10:17:48 AM PDT by hawkaw
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Why should she? She has nothing to lose. She wants a blank check before the election.


13 posted on 09/08/2020 10:24:40 AM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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Just a reminder — we would have an overt and explicit USSC array if McConnell had not had the balls to refuse to consider an Obama nominee until after the possible election of Trump.

It proved out. FR hates him far more than they should.

He has to craft positions to get votes. For years he had to deal with Flake and McCain to go with Murkowski and Collins. No other Senator could have done what he achieved.

The USSC stuff, that took balls. No one else would have tried that.

Now he has Romney and Collins. Collins has consistently represented her voters. That means she’s not staunch right wing. But it also means it was she and only she that got Kavanaugh through. Her speech made it happen. A Dem in her seat would be far left wing.

Romney has no excuse for his petulant hatred of the President.


14 posted on 09/08/2020 10:26:14 AM PDT by Owen
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To: lgjhn23

We need a new Majority Leader in the Senate that has energy
and will at least try to look like he has a better relationship
with Trump than he had with Obama.

One that knows judges are only part of his duty, and won’t
allow nominees to wait six months or more to be approved.

We got a lot of new judges over the last four years.

We could have had a lot more.

You know, we never really know what the next election will
bring. We have to make hay while the Sun shines.

Out guys look like they’re on ludes.

On the Left everyone has their moth open at full volume.
Just watch Romney. On our side we have muzzes and an
occassional muffled squeak from time to time.


15 posted on 09/08/2020 10:26:50 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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Romney has no excuse for his petulant hatred of the President.

It's a Mormon thing. Just as with Lee, Flake and McMuffin.

16 posted on 09/08/2020 10:28:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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They do not want American families to see any more bipartisan aid before the polls close on President Trump’s re-election.

Neither do the Republicans.

17 posted on 09/08/2020 10:28:26 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Is the turtle up for re-election? Or perhaps he needs to pretend to care to keep the Senate for the GOP?

Yes to both.

One thing you can bank on, McConnell isn’t interested in helping Trump, and isn’t all that interested in average Americans.

And no certainty that he can come up with 50 votes to pass it in the first place.

18 posted on 09/08/2020 10:33:34 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Maybe Nancy will come to the table and settle after being called out for her hypocrisy last week. Maybe.

LOL! Don't bet the ranch on it.

19 posted on 09/08/2020 10:35:04 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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McConnell Calls Out Pelosi, Schumer
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And then Pelosi and Schumer looked at McConnell and laughed.


20 posted on 09/08/2020 10:43:08 AM PDT by Valk Rider
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