Posted on 12/18/2020 11:26:44 AM PST by RandFan
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Friday objected to Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) motion to pass a bill via unanimous consent that would provide $1,200 to Americans in the form of direct stimulus checks, citing the ballooning national debt.
Why it matters: Hawley has teamed up with an unlikely partner, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in a push to include direct payments in Congress' next coronavirus relief package, which has entered the final stages of negotiations.
The bill currently being discussed by congressional leaders does include direct payments, but at a size closer to $600 — half of what Sanders and Hawley have said is necessary to support working families. Johnson's concerns about the size of the stimulus package, which at about $900 billion would be one of the largest in U.S. history, are shared by many Senate Republicans.
What they're saying: "We have families in need. There's no doubt about it. I completely support some kind of program targeted for small businesses so they can reemploy, so they can reopen, to restore capital," Johnson said on the Senate floor.
"What I fear we're going to do with this bipartisan package, and what the senator from Missouri is talking about is the same thing — a shotgun approach," he continued.
"We will not have learned the lessons from our very hurried, very rushed, very massive, earlier relief packages. We're just going to do more of the same, another trillion dollars. It takes our debt from $27.4 trillion to $28.4 trillion in a couple months. With doing virtually no revisions, no improvements."
What to watch: Hawley said Sanders will be back in a "matter of hours" to attempt to pass the bill again. Both senators have said they will block an extension to government funding when it expires tonight.
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Sorry but sometimes you have to take a principled position
NO on stimulus. It does not work economically and increases the already enormous debt.
Joel olsteens church gets 4 million and working americans shouldnt get 1200 ?
i say $1200 is cheap ...........
we bail out airlines look at their profits by year ....
l8r
I read Trump wanted $2K checks. A fiscal conservative he never was. That being said, the rationale here is that people have been forced into penury through no fault of their own. Also most business owners pay unemployment insurance for their employees but not themselves, a lot of those people are down to nothing.
No bailouts either!
If the republicans lose Georgia 1200 dollars will seem like a drop in the bucket considering what the Dems will stuff in their bill bad move politically really bad move
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Exactly.
Control of Congress decided in a matter of a couple weeks and Republicans are pinching pennies.
This is why they’re called the stupid party.
The state closed us down. The one that should bear the burden is at least in my case the state of Texas. Abbot got his little taste of being a tyrant and should be the one feeling that wrath.
Did South dakota shut down with insane restrictions? Nay. Should they bear the burden of the other states in tax dollars? Nay. Just like if texas had stayed open and were now expected to foot the bill for California.
We have all felt the pain of this ridiculous nonsense but I lay the blame squarely where it belongs, on the state’s and the people that live in them. The fed govt surely is responsible for supporting the fear campaign that started this mess however they were not responsible for the actions of the states.
Conservatism 101: if you got your hand out you don’t get it yet.
No more bailouts.
The solution is simple:
Re-elect President Trump.
End the China virus/lockdowns hoax.
Stay out of anti-American trade deals.
Secure the borders.
End federal subsidies to Democrat sanctuary cities.
Stay out of endless wars.
Cut job killing regulations.
Audit and reform the Federal Reserve.
Drain the DC swamp.
Etc., etc., MAGA.
The economy will explode.
And yes I do realize you are likely being sarcastic, however I know many that do feel that way.
Put the Dr. Fauci's on notice, if they can't prove the science of lock-down's along with all "the other experts", including Pelosi, Schumer, and the lawless governors, and mayors spreading false narratives, they are actually shouting FIRE to keep Americans frightened.
Enough! Let America get back to work....Senator Johnson, that is your true task....not fighting against freebees/Socialism.....
If the DNI gets o a bunch of Donkocomm senators arrested for treason, then the balance of power shifts. McConnell and Thune could be gone too. Johnson for Majority leader ( especially after yesterday)
I can dream, can’t I?
Agree
Ron Johnson voted to increase immigrant labor H-1B’s and is a globalist.
” citing the ballooning national debt”
How’s that _____, coming from the we possess the government class.
My son & DIL never missed a day of work due to Chinese plague or shutdowns. One’s a teacher & the other is a physical therapist. They got the $1200 stimulus and 500 credit for their son.....why??
Makes no sense.
Nobody’s perfect
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