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What makes anyone think McConnel is going to put the bill up for a full vote in the Senate? He will prob burry it on his desk with the hundreds of other bills.
I think he is waiting to see how the Georgia election turns out.
He'll claim that he'll vote on it later, and since Loeffler and Perdue recently spoke in favor of the $2,000 checks, he's gambling that'll dupe swing voters to go for Loeffler and Perdue. Then if they win, McConnell will bury the bill afterwards and laugh about it.
Hopefully, GA voters will see through his BS and save the country from his chokehold.
If I were Georgia resident, I'd ask to postpone the local elections, until "the dust settles in."
Or to speed up the vote in the Senate.
One or the other.
But that's just me.
LOL. Trump threaten to veto COVID relief bill and said he wanted $2,000 for every American. Democrats agree with Trump, pass it in the House and McConnell and the Republican Senate blocks it.
# Donald Trump; not your boring president.
"If Trump gets his way, McConnell will bring the checks up for a vote.
"Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP," Trump tweeted Tuesday. "$600 IS NOT ENOUGH! Also, get rid of Section 230 - Don’t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don’t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough!"
Oh well we dumb Americans have no one to blame but ourselves. Elect crap get crap even when you know it’s crap. The sweet suffering. Keep it coming. It’s like going back to an. abusive spouse LOL
At some point stupidity needs to be held accountable for being stupid
Your post makes me think back to what the house and senate's duties actually are.
The house members are elected to represent the people's interest, while the senate members are elected to represent the states interest.
Blocking such an important issue as this stimulus check is absolutely bad for all states.
States thrive when economies' are good, and giving people money that they will spend is good for all states.
I think to many times people do not understand what the two houses of congress do.
It would appear, the way opinion goes, that the senate is supposed to be looking out for each one of us in how they handle issues, when in fact, it is the duty of the senate to not look out for people's interest, but the interest of the state they were elected to serve.
The states will benefit by this stimulus spending, so it should be approved, in not only the interest of the people, but the states themselves.
Again, important to remember just what the actual representation of both houses of congress is meant to be.
One side looks out for the interest of the people, while the other looks out for the interest of the states.
Your post makes me think back to what the house and senate's duties actually are. The house members are elected to represent the people's interest, while the senate members are elected to represent the states interest.
Blocking such an important issue as this stimulus check is absolutely bad for all states.
States thrive when economies' are good, and giving people money that they will spend is good for all states.
I think to many times people do not understand what the two houses of congress do.
It would appear, the way opinion goes, that the senate is supposed to be looking out for each one of us in how they handle issues, when in fact, it is the duty of the senate to not look out for people's interest, but the interest of the state they were elected to serve.
The states will benefit by this stimulus spending, so it should be approved, in not only the interest of the people, but the states themselves.
Again, important to remember just what the actual representation of both houses of congress is meant to be.
One side looks out for the interest of the people, while the other looks out for the interest of the states.
Wait a minute - so "the states interests" and "people's interests" are not one and the same thing?
Who lives in the "states" then?
Wait a minute - so "the states interests" and "people's interests" are not one and the same thing?
Who lives in the "states" then?
The "states interest" is many times different from the people's interest.
True, people living in a state benefit by actions the senate takes with regard to the states, but the sole responsibility of the senate it to protect state interest.
I will give you an example.
The house will approaite expenditures for the federal government, but the senate votes on how that money will be allotted to the individual states.
State governments rely on federal funding for many of the state's operations.
State operations benefit the people as a whole, but the original vote in the senate does not take into consideration the people, as a class, but rather, the state .
When people vote for a senator, they are voting for the person who will best represent the state's interest, not the people living in it.
Senators vote on appropriations for road construction, bridges, airports, etc.
These benefit the general public, but are dealt in the senate as a bill for the states.
In matters concerning the people directly, it is the house representative we elected to see that our wishes are met.
There is a world of difference in what each side of congress does.
Most do not understand this.
I think he is waiting to see how the Georgia election turns out.
He doesn't like the republican senators to vote on anything it would expose them for what they are, same thing with Garland's supreme court nomination. But when it comes to voting on a tax cut or to defeat the ACA no problem, court nominees can be voted on in a week but oh the absolute horror of voting on an increase in stimulus with people in dire shape.
Imagine allowing senators to actually vote on bills so their constituents can see them in action, this is all about protecting Loeffler, Perdue and others at the expense of the American people.
Its time we get all this rampant demonrats spending under control anyway. Poor people need to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and stop asking for handouts!! Quit asking for someone else to give you something for nothing. I'm sure all my conservative friends would be saying the same thing now but their all at work unlike you libdems! Only good thing to come from this is corporate meals are now fully tax deductible, handouts are for the lazy.
Sure these people that are out of rent money and food just need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, we need more corporate tax cuts. Who do these people think they are, republicans are all about getting spending under control.
Its time we get all this rampant demonrats spending under control anyway. Poor people need to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and stop asking for handouts!! Quit asking for someone else to give you something for nothing. I'm sure all my conservative friends would be saying the same thing now but their all at work unlike you libdems! Only good thing to come from this is corporate meals are now fully tax deductible, handouts are for the lazy.
Most people who need this money are people with 2 or 3 jobs. It's not a hand out.
I don't think this will lose the Georgia Senate seats for Republicans. It is an upward battle for the Dems there and it will be close but the Republicans will still win.
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