Kevyn wrote:
What is despicable and indefensible is the Republicans who are attempting to use this crisis to line the pockets of the industries who lobby them and fill their campaign coffers rather than joining Democrats in providing relief for suffering American families and unemployed workers.
For those of you who do not know what the Dems are requiring, here's a partial list:
• eliminate debt held by the U.S. Postal Service,
• require same-day voter registration,
• pay off $10,000 in student debt per person,
• mandate that airlines reduce their overall carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2050, and
• force federal agencies to explain to Congress how they are increasing their usage of “minority banks”
http://click1.srnemail.com/lwzhjnffjldrllcfrddymrqlsjrwnsslknycskdknqkjdg_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.html• Requires a labor union representative on every airline’s board of directors. Multiemployer pension bailout lacking needed reforms.
• Permanently raises the minimum wage to $15 for any business that receives federal aid for COVID-19
http://click1.srnemail.com/clmmclkkcsgfsszkfggntfqsvcfjlvvsdlnzvdgdlqdcgg_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlIt also includes a gift of “$35 million to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
http://click1.srnemail.com/vgmyhgqqhckncczqnkktfnmcdhnjgddcvgtzdvkvgmvhkh_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlA must-watch passionate teardown of the horrible Democratic bill and the people who put it forth, from U.S. Senator and Dr. John Barrasso (Twitter).
http://click1.srnemail.com/cpqmclkkcsgfsszkfggntfqsvcfjlvvsdlnzvdgdlqdccg_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlFrom Ted Cruz: “One of the reasons I think Senate Democrats are so willing to engage in this is that they expect the media to be utterly complicit in their cynical gamesmanship” (Twitter).
http://click1.srnemail.com/qfpdgfjjgcvtccrjtvvbmthcygtpfyycwfbrywvwfhwgvf_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlFrom another story: House Majority Whip James Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, reportedly said last week, “This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision”(Washington Times).
http://click1.srnemail.com/tccpvcddvtbkttrdkbbglkjtsvkmcsstzcgrszbzcjzvbm_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlFrom the Wall Street Journal editorial board: Do Democrats even care? It isn’t obvious as they pander to their progressive base to make last-minute demands while blocking the rescue cash. The political chronology is instructive—and depressing about the state of Democratic leadership (WSJ).
http://click1.srnemail.com/vghyhgqqhckncczqnkktfnmcdhnjgddcvgtzdvkvgmvhkm_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlFrom Brit Hume: Holding the bill hostage to the unrelated wishlist items Democrats are trying to stuff into it is the most cynical thing I’ve seen since the character assassination of Brett Kavanaugh(Twitter).
http://click1.srnemail.com/olkqwlccwpkdppncdkkvtdmpswdrlsspzlvnszkzlmzwkq_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.htmlFrom Mark Hemingway: What I don’t understand about what happened with the legislation today it’s going to be used, likely with some success, against congressional Dems in the fall. It seems like an obvious political blunder and they’re oblivious (Twitter).
http://click1.srnemail.com/qvwdgfjjgcvtccrjtvvbmthcygtpfyycwfbrywvwfhwggn_zspllbrzlfrmkrsdszbzbzz.html