Dems: We Are Passing the Emergency Relief Bill - With or Without GOP Support

townhall.com ^ | 3/13/2020 | Cortney O'Brien

[rktman]

After two days of debate, the House of Representatives appears poised to vote on an emergency relief bill for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin almost a dozen times on Thursday to try and forge an agreement. In her address on Friday, Pelosi announced that today they "are passing a bill" that puts families first, but she did not say whether or not they had earned that Republican support.

The three most important parts of the bill are "testing, testing, testing," Pelosi explained, facilitating free coronavirus testing for anyone who needs a test, including the uninsured. It also offers two weeks of paid sick leave for those affected by the virus, and strengthens unemployment insurance for those who have lost their jobs as a result of the disease.

[a fool in paradise]

Rats are lining their pockets with billions

[a fool in paradise]

As Nanzi Peelousy why she can’t draft a spending bill

[butlerweave]

Trump is always 10 steps ahead of Dozy Nancy and her Dims

[griswold3]

$1B not subjected to the Hyde Amendment. What does that tell you?

[Gay State Conservative]

Count on the Rats to include 7 trillion for transgendered surgical centers and 2 trillion for wetback support centers knowing that Trump will veto.

Then the headlines will be "Trump To Nation:Go To Hell"

[clearcarbon]

"Pelosi announced that today they "are passing a bill" that puts families first"

Be wary of anything offered up by the witch.

[Tallguy]

The fraudsters would have a field day. Declare that you have the virus and get a 2 week paid vacation. Easy for hourly workers who could declare “unemployment”, but a lot harder for salaried workers.

[Brilliant]

Why does the senate allow the House to take the lead on this? Or anything for that matter? You’d think it would be easier to get something passed in the Senate.

[fproy2222]

““It also offers two weeks of paid sick leave for those affected by the virus”

Maybe if they were willing to pay for it out of the democratic election fund.

;>)

[TheConservativeTejano]

She can shove her one-sided porky bill up her aged arse. Potus Trump has got this.

Partner, I agree with ya 100%.

This Speaker Pelousy is so power crazy.

[davidb56]

because bills are introduced/wrote in the house, not the senate.

[BunnySlippers]

Well, certain people will find it economically advantageous to become “infected”.

[AndyJackson]

The Senate can amend it - gut the bill and put in their own version and send it back to the house for ratification.

[rktman]

That is correct.

[political1]

Time for a line item veto.

[American in Israel]

That’s classic Pelosi, putting our money where her mouth is.

[rktman]

Yeah, wouldn’t that be nice.

[hal ogen]

Only God knows where her mouth has been over the years.