Posted on 03/23/2020 7:37:35 AM PDT by PCPOET7
the last bill on the stimulus did not pass because key republicans were in Quarantine and could not vote. Suggestion hold the Vote again and Have the Senators that are in Quarantine show up to vote in hazmat suits. This would hit the media so hard and get so many panicky democrat's Questioning there leadership that in the election in November the republicans would gain even more seats. this will also prevent Nancy Pelosi from creating a stimulus bill that ends up being signed because of desperation loaded with shit we know will be in the bill.
this is for any staffer that is on line monitoring free republic. I know you do so see if you can get this idea to the leadership.
Waitaminute. How did McCain cast votes from his bed in Arizona, but Senators in quarantine/self-isolation can’t?
did this happen
Can’t they vote by proxy?
It’s a crap bill. I hope is fails.
Handing out billions makes no sense. Ask your grandkids if they can afford it.
Excellent point. It should be called a relief bill not a stimulus bill.
“Waitaminute. How did McCain cast votes from his bed in Arizona, but Senators in quarantine/self-isolation can’t?”
Which vote?
They don’t have the votes.
Overnight through no fault of their own my daughters business( that her and I founded) lost 3/4 of their business. That means practically no revenue coming in for her for the duration. Darn right I want some type of income for her and my grandkids no matter what it costs down the line.
It’s a procedural vote that needs 60 senators to move forward.
No
Looks like I’m wrong. Once he went to Arizona for good, he took part in no more votes. His vote not to remove the individual mandate from ObomaCare was his last. For some reason, I had it in my head that he had some weird exemption and could cast votes from his bed.
Put them in hazmat suits and have them come to Senate floor. That would certainly show who is blocking this.
- Expedited and expanded unemployment. Include gig workers.
- Halt payroll taxes for all business. Big and small.
- Pay all medical costs associated with the China Virus. 100%.
- Wait until the 15-Day Trump trial ends
- Assess
The problem is nobody knows how bad this is going to be. There’s not enough data to make HUGE decisions like throwing money out of the sky.
Your business might just have a cold, not cancer.
MSM would still accuse them of "waisting precious gear"......
“Ask your grandkids if they can afford it.”
I think they will have to ask their grandkids if they can afford it.
Can’t they vote by proxy?
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Senate rules allow that only for committee votes. “Floor” votes, whether roll call votes or “voice votes” require the Senator to be present to vote.
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