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’It has to be done’: Pelosi suggests lawmakers work through Christmas to secure COVID stimulus, keep government open
NY Daily News via MSN ^ | Michael McAuliff

Posted on 12/10/2020 7:41:43 PM PST by blueplum

It’s beginning to look a lot like members of Congress won’t be going home for the holidays.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday that lawmakers may have to stay on Capitol Hill over Christmas in order to hash out another coronavirus relief package and avert a looming government shutdown, as another round of marathon negotiations produced little progress.

“People do want to get home for the holidays, such as that is, but what’s more important is that we get the job done for the American people,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a press conference. “We’ve been here after Christmas, you know ... I can tell you stories about that if you want. So again, it has to be done before year’s end.”

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


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covid; pelosi; stimulusbill
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She admits to intentionally stalling the relief bill and now wants to blackmail congress - again - into passing a bill before anyone reads it.

Now, I'll ask you all to consider: 1) unemployment is around 7% 2) 'essential workers' which a recent story claimed encompassed a group of 90 million persons out of 123 million currently employed, never stopped working.

It seems to me that non-essential workers who are still not recalled to their companies or whose companies have gone out of business, small businesses that have spent many thousands of dollars trying to make their establishments 'covid-prevention-compliant and left flapping in the wind for their efforts, the 6% unemployed, and the elderly/disabled, are the only groups really in need of 'relief'.

So what's the hold-up taking care of these people? And why do we need trillions to do so?

1 posted on 12/10/2020 7:41:43 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Congress, the Senate, shouldn’t do a damned thing until this election theft is dealt with.


2 posted on 12/10/2020 7:44:02 PM PST by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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To: blueplum

Congress, the Senate, shouldn’t do a damned thing until this election theft is dealt with.


3 posted on 12/10/2020 7:45:07 PM PST by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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The ‘critters are out of their home pod and can’t go home ‘cause COVID.


4 posted on 12/10/2020 7:46:34 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: blueplum

Like speed limit signs, merely a suggestion!

Shut it down!


5 posted on 12/10/2020 7:46:52 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (BOYCOTT The NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR & Faux Snooze! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper!)
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She delayed the covid relief bill because her FIRST PRIORITY was the USPS meetings she held right before the election!


6 posted on 12/10/2020 7:47:00 PM PST by doc maverick
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So, she suddenly has a sense of urgency about this?

We were waiting on you months ago, Nazi.


7 posted on 12/10/2020 7:52:06 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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I have a feeling that there is some skullduggery involving the current Congress that is heavier in Dems and the SCOTUS TX case going on here.


8 posted on 12/10/2020 7:55:25 PM PST by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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The media that hid Pelosi’s blocking of funds for US workers deprived by lockdowns of earning a living, celebrates her.


9 posted on 12/10/2020 7:56:07 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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No.

The GOP should just go home.

She intentionally delayed it to swing the election and now that her party leaders are crying for it because the blue states are collapsing she demands it be fixed now?!

F her.

You made your bed - sleep in it.


10 posted on 12/10/2020 7:58:24 PM PST by Skywise
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Let her work over Christmas. Then Trump can ‘Pocket Veto’ the whole thing and make her start over in 2021 ... it could happen ...


11 posted on 12/10/2020 8:00:26 PM PST by 11th_VA (Et Tu Fox News ?)
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> “She admits to intentionally stalling the relief bill and now wants to blackmail congress - again - into passing a bill before anyone reads it.”

My thoughts exactly. She just said like yesterday that she can now proceed because Biden will be President.

Disgusting human being.


12 posted on 12/10/2020 8:02:19 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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>>> Congress, the Senate, shouldn’t do a damned thing until this election theft is dealt with.

Oh.. i don’t know.. would be kinda nice to see Pelosi authorize a stimulus thinking Joe is gonna get credit...

Just to have the rug pulled out from under her feet again.

“And that will be forever!”


13 posted on 12/10/2020 8:03:08 PM PST by Safrguns
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The old bat needs to be stuffed down somebody’s chimney.


14 posted on 12/10/2020 8:32:21 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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Oh, so NOW “it has to be done”. Now that she’s finished holding it up and try to blame Trump for it, in an attempt to hurt his election efforts.


15 posted on 12/10/2020 8:35:09 PM PST by mtrott
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Pelsio is such a hypocritical witch...she is evil! She admitted playing politics with the Stimulus Bill and now she thinks people should work til it's done....... she's already ruined the Holiday for many as the checks take 4 weeks to be released. She's done nobody any favors...she is just evil!
16 posted on 12/10/2020 8:35:27 PM PST by caww ( )
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“She admits to intentionally stalling the relief bill and now wants to blackmail congress - again - into passing a bill before anyone reads it.”

Worth repeating.


17 posted on 12/10/2020 8:43:16 PM PST by Beowulf9
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Add the $1200 item for adults just as they did before....BUT do NOT include $500 for every child....and pass the damn thing. Bite the bullet.


18 posted on 12/10/2020 8:51:44 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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yup


19 posted on 12/10/2020 9:00:51 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: blueplum

She needs to go “blow out”....


20 posted on 12/10/2020 9:04:23 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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