Posted on 12/22/2020 10:20:13 PM PST by Arcadian Empire
President Donald Trump is giving both Democrats and Republicans a headache on Tuesday after the shocking announcement on Twitter that he will not sign the COVID-19 relief bill negotiated in the Senate and House for months. He had been expected to sign the bipartisan deal this week.
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The president asks that the bill be reworked in order to give each American a $2,000 stimulus check instead of the $600 that was negotiated. Democrats had called for more money, but Republicans pushed back on the higher amount.
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"The $900 billion package provides hardworking taxpayers with only $600 each in relief payments and not enough money is given to small businesses," Trump said.
"Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists and special interests, while sending the bare minimum to the American people who needed it wasn't their fault," Trump said, though the funding he cites was largely part of the spending bill, not the relief bill. "It was China's fault, not their fault. I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple."
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No foreign pork. Private individuals and small us businesses ONLY!
Do $2000 for adults only in assigned brackets. Dependents don’t pay bills. They should get “0”.
Agreed.
Pelosi said ‘Lets do it”...because she expects Biden to throw open the bank if he gets in.
The bill is full of pork for special interests and has nothing to do with COVID. He should veto it and let them start afresh in 2021. Save $1 trillion for future taxpayers.
It’s full of DemoCRAP!
Good
Keep strong, Mr. President.
“Out smarted ‘em again didn’t we Josey?”
The brains are in short supply lately.
Every day that gets closer to biden possibly being in office with a possible majority in both chambers means a 3 or 4 trillion dollar bill.
There should be NONE.
It’s fake money being used to prop up the results of a FAKE CAUSE...the virus.
How is that for being “sure to say why”?
ciao
They screwed him on skinny repeal of Obambamcare, so he’s screwing them on fat porkbarrel Covid StimulusII.
Cut out the crap and use it to pay for extra relief to small businesses ruined by commie ahole dictator/governors.
Good. Sh-t can the whole damn mess.
I don’t care if there ever is another stimulus.
Time to go back to work. The sheeple are hiding behind daVid and making a mockery of the whole affair.
The telling thing is that THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE YEAR-ON-YEAR DEATH RATE THIS YEAR VS ANY PREVIOUS YEAR.
I am getting sick of these evil democrat and rino slicksters that are in office primarily because people thought they would get something for nothing from them when all they did was make them slaves to the state relinquishing their self-worth and dignity These dems and rinos (and not just politicians) are all about power and greed . . .they are suffering from Pharaoh syndrome.
good.
this bill needs to be one or two sentences long.
thats enough to deal with actual covid relief to people.
put it on a postcard. not 5600ages of swamp pork spending.
[[Dependents don’t pay bills.]]
Yes they do- they got crack bills, meth bills, pot bills, acahol bills, etc
if they go with htat moronic green new deal- the bill is gonna be way more than 4+ trillion added to debt- it’s gonna be 100+ trillion
Do $2000 for adults only in assigned brackets. Dependents don’t pay bills. They should get “0”.
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You probably wouldn’t like the first check I received. It was for $2,400 and was made payable in both my wife’s and my name. Right beside my wife’s name was printed the word “deceased”.
She had passed away on Oct. 27, 2018. I cashed it and deposited $1,200 in my 22 year old tax paying daughter’s account. They didn’t bother sending her a check.
Rest assured, if they do it again, so will I.
I’d rather they not pass this but since it looks like it’s going to happen no matter what, he needs to demand that it’s a relief bill ONLY.
NO pork.
Honestly, just open up the country and end the lockdowns. Let people work like they want. They are only paying us with our own money anyways and making themselves look like heroes for *helping* us by graciously giving us the money.
Perfect! No pork. $2000 and $4000 will make a difference for a lot of folks
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