Posted on 12/24/2020 7:11:03 AM PST by White Lives Matter
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments to most Americans before signing a long-overdue COVID-19 relief bill.
The made-for-TV clash came as the Democratic-controlled chamber convened for a pro forma session scheduled in anticipation of a smooth Washington landing for the massive, year-end legislative package, which folds together a $1.4 trillion governmentwide spending with the hard-fought COVID-19 package and dozens of unrelated but bipartisan bills.
Thursday's unusual 12-minute House session session instead morphed into unconvincing theater in response to Trump's veto musings about the package, which was negotiated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Trump's behalf. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, sought the unanimous approval of all House members to pass the bill, but GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who was not present in the nearly-empty chamber, denied his approval and the effort fizzled.
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The made-for-TV clash came as the Democratic-controlled chamber convened for a pro forma session scheduled in anticipation of a smooth Washington landing for the massive, year-end legislative package, which folds together a $1.4 trillion governmentwide spending with the hard-fought COVID-19 package and dozens of unrelated but bipartisan bills.
What’s the deal on the leaked phone call.
Is Mccarthy telling republicans NO even with no pork
Seems odd to be saying No to 2k in a call to GOP if this is just about the fact that Pelosi didnt take out the pork.
“””This was the pork laden package, but with the payments increased to $2000”””
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I agree with you.
FReepers need to exercise caution when a news story comes from the ASSOCIATED PRESS. The AP can be relied upon to write a story that will divide the conservatives.
And in my opinion that is what happened here.
Last I checked, the Democrats controlled the House.
Good for you Kevin. The great giveaway has to get stopped.
Good catch. Then the whole article is a lie.
Then it is an excellent point.
I see this as good news. Over the years so many people have been marching to the polls to elect these bums, maybe now they’ll get a clearer picture of what the Republican party is.
What I find most alarming about all the Quisling Republicans coming out of the woodwork so fast is that this means they have no fear of facing the voters.
They have likely been told that the ‘Rat Party would be sure they, just like Slow Joe, didn’t need their supporters votes in the future, either.
It be karma that ‘Rats lie. Most of these Quislings will not be re-elected due to “strong Democrat” challengers. Just wait and see.
Nazi wanted to do unanimous consent.
Good for McCarthy! As usual, the Democrats deliberately and willfully ignored the part about cutting the money laundering pork out of the bill. Complete and total hypocrites.
Don’t be so stupid. The Republican minority leader did not take the Presidents demand to reduce the pork piled ridiculous insult of a bill as “Trumps musings”.
He saved the day by backing Trump.
Are you so easily led by such obvious Media Propaganda?
I pity you, you were born to be a slave.
This isn’t Breaking News, it’s Breaking Prkpagy”. We need a new category!
Trump didn’t say “add more pork to the bill”. He said “give more money to hard working Americans IN PLACE of all the rest of the pork in the bill”. Mccarthy did the right thing.
You beat me to it. I don’t know why it’s so hard for others see this.
I neither like nor trust McCarthy.
It figures FoxNews has always Loved him.
Simple math for the common core among us.
If the bill was simply about giving 1000 dollars for Covid relief it would cost us 1000 dollars each (plus shipping and handling of course)
But with all the pork added in it will cost you an additional 2,800 in taxes for every man. Woman and child in the country.
Some “Covid” relief!
600 bucks is the sugar coating on the SHIT pill that took themb months to set up all the sweetheart kickback deals for. If it was about Covid Relief the bill would have been written and passed in ONE FREAKING DAY.
This “package” is 100% about CORRUPTION.
And the Republican minority Leader is a hero who stood up for what is right in a lions den of Jackals.
“...Apparently I read too much into the article by the Associated Press.”
You READ an article by the Associated Press???????
The Ass-Press???? (abbreviated).
The The Ass-Press is the WORST!
NEVER read ANYTHING from the The Ass-Press.
We have a republic, not a democracy to protect us from the half of the population that has a below average IQ.
This almost a thousand BILLION dollar Socialist spending spree with sugar sprinkled sparingly on top is a perfect example of why.
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