“McConnell boxes in Democrats on latest coronavirus relief"

sent april 13

“McConnell boxes in Democrats on latest coronavirus relief"                                                                        politico  

         http:// https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/congress-coronavirus-package-174677                                                                                                                                                 

“Mitch McConnell daring Senate Democrats to block $250 billion funding for small businesses over their demands for money for hospitals and local governments”

“There is no reason why this bipartisan job-saving program should be held hostage for other priorities."              Senate majority leader McConnell

Democrats want to add $250 billion for

•  Hospitals,
•  Health centers serving the poor and 
•  Local governments. 
•  Priorities overlooked in end of March $2 Trillion pandemic bill.

1.      Dems holding small business” hostage” in order to fund wicked hospitals during a pandemic? 
2.      Why does Moscow Mitch think it’s smart politics to hold up hospital, local government and first responder money?
3.       Rather than just add the hospital money?

                                                                                                                                                                     Schumer & Pelosi want $100 billion for

•     Hospitals
•        Health centers and  
•        Protective equipment for front line providers.

  Also want $150 billion in funding for  

•     State and local governments 
•     To fight the pandemic and 
•     An increase in the amount of federal food aid
•     Families can claim during this emergency.

 

·                    PUBLICANS say Democrats' request could be considered "later".

                                           In next bill.  But nor now                                                          The popular $350 billion Paycheck Protection Act
                      Needs money urgently and                                                                                    Is the “only” thing that can pass this week

•                                                                                                                                               The last, a familiar Moscow Mitch argument                                                                                                                                                                    
•     ED: OK CYCLOPS so McConnell is being a controlling jerk .                                                 Nothing new there.
•                He likes to strut and play these games  
•                With the powerless Senate minority.
•                Let him have his fun and 
•                Then get the money in a week or two
•                In the next bill.

 

CYCLOPS: 

Well if easy to write it in next time then why not just do it now?

Why should McConnell and the Publicans care?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A little lesson,ED mon ami, in the ways of        

•  “good government”  and  
•  " fiscal prudence” 
•  a la Washington DC. 

 Come the “next bill” McConnell plans to hold hostage funding for hospitals  and local government support in Blue [Democratic] States .

For what?

 

Publican party donor priorities.

• Till now there has been no money for Harold Hamm and
• The humble independent oil fracking companies.
• Going bust all over the RED[Publican] States of Texas, Oklahoma,  
• Wyoming   and the Dakotas.

 

ED: There you go again  CYCLOPS  

     Your partisan cynicism goes too far!

 

Think so? 

• We shall see. 
• In the unlikely event Schumer/Pelosi cave 
• Then watch the hostage taking in the next bail out pandemic bill.

McConnell/Graham/ Cornyn: 

• “You want to give money to the working poor and 
•  discourage their incentive to work?
•  To health clinics in inner cities
•  Well that must be balanced with relief for
•  Oil entrepreneurs
•  Patriotically drilling 
•  Protecting our national security .
•  Harold Hamm is poor too--you know
• Or at least poorer than he was.

                      IN NANCY WE TRUST

Irving Kuczynski