Current Events > Stimulus bill fails because GOP wouldn't let Democrats help make it

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Resaix 03/22/20 7:40:19 PM #1:	https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/22/vast-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-limbo-crunch-times-arrives-capitol-hill/ McConnell and the GOP basically created a love letter to corporations with an afterthought of throwing some money at the general public. It was a purely partisan bill with no input from the other side. Senate Democrats offered to work with the GOP, but McConnell refused. This is an emergency for the American people and McConnell is playing politics and working for his donors. I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now. <cite>Resaix posted [p:936065049] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/22/vast-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-limbo-crunch-times-arrives-capitol-hill/ McConnell and the GOP basically created a love letter to corporations with an afterthought of throwing some money at the general public. It was a purely partisan bill with no input from the other side. Senate Democrats offered to work with the GOP, but McConnell refused. This is an emergency for the American people and McConnell is playing politics and working for his donors. I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 03/22/20 7:43:08 PM #3:	https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504 --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:936065207] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Complete_Idi0t 03/22/20 7:44:01 PM #4:	Fox news: obstructionist Democrats block stimulus <cite>Complete_Idi0t posted [p:936065250] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Fox news: obstructionist Democrats block stimulus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 03/22/20 7:45:25 PM #5:	So I'm not getting a check for $1k for sitting at home? --- #FeelTheBern https://imgur.com/q5z4CUu https://imgur.com/6B9oFXh https://imgur.com/sy42Dlf <cite>lilORANG posted [p:936065324] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>So I'm not getting a check for $1k for sitting at home?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 03/22/20 7:46:08 PM #6:	Jail McConnel --- If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill <cite>Squall28 posted [p:936065356] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Jail McConnel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 03/22/20 7:46:36 PM #7:	"You burnt the fucking money!" - Clarence, RoboCop --- https://imgur.com/g3js1Sk <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:936065382] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>"You burnt the fucking money!" - Clarence, RoboCop</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 03/22/20 7:46:53 PM #8:	Our government as a whole is a clown show. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:936065395] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Our government as a whole is a clown show. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 03/22/20 7:48:07 PM #9:	Where's Agent 47 when you need him? --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:936065466] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Where's Agent 47 when you need him? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 03/22/20 7:48:12 PM #10:	--- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936065471] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tired-Insomniac 03/22/20 7:48:19 PM #11:	Resaix posted... I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now. Republicans are mentally incapable of feeling shame --- "I like turtles" <cite>Tired-Insomniac posted [p:936065475] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Resaix posted... </cite> <quote>I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now.</quote> Republicans are mentally incapable of feeling shame </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 03/22/20 7:48:35 PM #12:	dave_is_slick posted... Where's Agent 47 when you need him? He dematerilized into the Coronavirus --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936065487] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>dave_is_slick posted... </cite> <quote>Where's Agent 47 when you need him?</quote>He dematerilized into the Coronavirus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GallisOTK 03/22/20 7:48:45 PM #13:	CableZL posted... Our government as a whole is a clown show. Pretty much. One side only has the rainbow wig, while the other is in full clown gear and face paint trying to cram as much bailout money as possible into a tiny car and drive away with it. --- "WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON OUT HERE!?" ~ Vince Lombardi https://imgur.com/rDu2AJS <cite>GallisOTK posted [p:936065496] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>CableZL posted...</cite> <quote>Our government as a whole is a clown show. </quote> Pretty much. One side only has the rainbow wig, while the other is in full clown gear and face paint trying to cram as much bailout money as possible into a tiny car and drive away with it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 03/22/20 7:50:13 PM #14:	lilORANG posted... So I'm not getting a check for $1k for sitting at home? we're not getting any dollar bills :(. consumers will feel the pain of this until they get act together. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:936065568] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted...</cite> <quote>So I'm not getting a check for $1k for sitting at home?</quote> we're not getting any dollar bills :(. consumers will feel the pain of this until they get act together.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 03/22/20 7:52:22 PM #15:	Lol GOP --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:936065674] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Lol GOP</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 03/22/20 7:52:22 PM #16:	As fucked as the next few months are going to be I really hope it shakes this country out of the malaise it has been in for the last decade. They say change only happens from drastic events and hopefully if this is as drastic as it seems like it's going to be the politics change a bit. --- ************************************************ https://imgur.com/iZdWIKJ <cite>whitelytning posted [p:936065675] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>As fucked as the next few months are going to be I really hope it shakes this country out of the malaise it has been in for the last decade. They say change only happens from drastic events and hopefully if this is as drastic as it seems like it's going to be the politics change a bit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andel 03/22/20 7:52:55 PM #18:	the gop bill was absolutely evil. when they start feeling the pressure as people are struggling and going hungry they will have to come back to the table --- I am thinking about just walking into the river now that Megaupload is gone and condoms are in porn.-Fubonis <cite>andel posted [p:936065698] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>the gop bill was absolutely evil. when they start feeling the pressure as people are struggling and going hungry they will have to come back to the table </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 03/22/20 7:53:35 PM #19:	M_Live posted... This should be a literal like 1 sentence bill. And Trump should step up and executive order that shit New spending has to go through congress first --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:936065728] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>M_Live posted... </cite> <quote>This should be a literal like 1 sentence bill. And Trump should step up and executive order that shit</quote> New spending has to go through congress first </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VipaGTS 03/22/20 7:55:28 PM #20:	Resaix posted... I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now. THIS was your breaking point? --- "I devour urine just like my Portland Trailblazers, with piss poor defense." <cite>VipaGTS posted [p:936065817] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Resaix posted... </cite> <quote>I'd be embarrassed to be Republican right now.</quote>THIS was your breaking point? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Irony 03/22/20 7:57:48 PM #22:	CableZL posted... New spending has to go through congress first All Trump has to do is threaten them --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936065934] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>CableZL posted... </cite> <quote>New spending has to go through congress first</quote>All Trump has to do is threaten them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ving_Rhames 03/22/20 8:02:57 PM #24:	What a shocker --- the real Irving Rameses https://imgur.com/A7f6F9h <cite>Ving_Rhames posted [p:936066184] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>What a shocker </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 03/22/20 8:16:58 PM #25:	https://twitter.com/bcappelbaum/status/1241874458589237255 --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:936066841] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/bcappelbaum/status/1241874458589237255</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NintendoFan81 03/22/20 8:20:05 PM #26:	Politicians rarely change. All about them and their corporate friends.. while everyone else is on their own, people dying, people sick, shortages of meds/doctor masks/etc. The sad thing is- many people will still vote based on R or D, and not much else when it comes to elections. Very sickening and unfortunate. <cite>NintendoFan81 posted [p:936067002] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Politicians rarely change. All about them and their corporate friends.. while everyone else is on their own, people dying, people sick, shortages of meds/doctor masks/etc. The sad thing is- many people will still vote based on R or D, and not much else when it comes to elections. Very sickening and unfortunate. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 03/22/20 8:29:30 PM #27:	House is gonna have to pass a bill, take it to the media and essentially force the GOP in the Senate to capitulate. Eventually it will reach a point where there will be no choice if you want to avoid a complete and total breakdown of order. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:936067485] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>House is gonna have to pass a bill, take it to the media and essentially force the GOP in the Senate to capitulate. Eventually it will reach a point where there will be no choice if you want to avoid a complete and total breakdown of order. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 03/22/20 8:32:10 PM #28:	Antifar posted... https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504 Is it even education if it's dangerous lies? --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:936067624] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504</quote>Is it even education if it's dangerous lies? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 03/22/20 8:41:11 PM #29:	I've held the healthy skepticism about whether this congress would pass anything actually helpful or reasonable. Unfortunately, this makes it seem like I was right. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:936068063] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>I've held the healthy skepticism about whether this congress would pass anything actually helpful or reasonable. Unfortunately, this makes it seem like I was right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tired-Insomniac 03/22/20 8:41:17 PM #30:	Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill --- "I like turtles" <cite>Tired-Insomniac posted [p:936068073] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 03/22/20 8:41:53 PM #31:	Tired-Insomniac posted... Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill Because Republicans don't want to send money to Americans --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936068111] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted... </cite> <quote>Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill</quote>Because Republicans don't want to send money to Americans </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SamWincester 03/22/20 8:43:25 PM #32:	To be fair, we've only gotten one side of the story so far. --- Supernatural fan fiction follower <cite>SamWincester posted [p:936068191] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>To be fair, we've only gotten one side of the story so far.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Colorahdo 03/22/20 8:44:50 PM #33:	It is so naive to me to think the government would ever just give you money in this way We are never getting money, people. Has the govt EVER taken fast action to help people? --- But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them - bring them here and kill them in front of me ~Jesus Christ <cite>Colorahdo posted [p:936068266] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>It is so naive to me to think the government would ever just give you money in this way We are never getting money, people. Has the govt EVER taken fast action to help people? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 03/22/20 8:44:59 PM #34:	SamWincester posted... To be fair, we've only gotten one side of the story so far. I don't think the Democrat side will be a glowing endorsement of the GOP one. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:936068271] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>SamWincester posted... </cite> <quote>To be fair, we've only gotten one side of the story so far.</quote>I don't think the Democrat side will be a glowing endorsement of the GOP one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
butthole666 03/22/20 8:45:06 PM #35:	Tired-Insomniac posted... Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill Because they only care about sending money if they can piggyback social regression --- "Kenan & Kel is what made me realize I wasn't racist." ~ NewportBox100s <cite>butthole666 posted [p:936068280] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted... </cite> <quote>Why is this so difficult One bill for sending money to Americans ASAP Figure the rest out on another bill</quote>Because they only care about sending money if they can piggyback social regression </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Polycosm 03/22/20 9:01:01 PM #36:	I mean, all I can do at this point is hunker down with my family and wait out this 3rd-world regime. I vote against them at every opportunity but nothing's going to change until the GOP voter base hits rock bottom and decides to leave their abuser. Until then, we're all going to suffer, together. --- I bow before my emperor, Advokaiser-- winner of the 2018 guru contest. (thengamer.com/guru) <cite>Polycosm posted [p:936069136] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>I mean, all I can do at this point is hunker down with my family and wait out this 3rd-world regime. I vote against them at every opportunity but nothing's going to change until the GOP voter base hits rock bottom and decides to leave their abuser. Until then, we're all going to suffer, together. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AR15_From_FFVII 03/22/20 9:01:33 PM #37:	Dems hands off pls <cite>AR15_From_FFVII posted [p:936069159] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Dems hands off pls </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
butthole666 03/22/20 9:04:14 PM #38:	AR15_From_FFVII posted... Dems hands off pls Blame the party baking in unrelated social policy regressions. --- "Kenan & Kel is what made me realize I wasn't racist." ~ NewportBox100s <cite>butthole666 posted [p:936069330] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>AR15_From_FFVII posted... </cite> <quote>Dems hands off pls</quote>Blame the party baking in unrelated social policy regressions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
davyheinz 03/22/20 9:08:47 PM #39:	GOP wont rest until the country is destroyed by backwards thinking and hatred for the poor --- ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY & Zed <cite>davyheinz posted [p:936069610] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>GOP wont rest until the country is destroyed by backwards thinking and hatred for the poor </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Resaix 03/22/20 9:12:21 PM #40:	Antifar posted... https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504 Antifar posted... https://twitter.com/bcappelbaum/status/1241874458589237255 Fuck the GOP <cite>Resaix posted [p:936069828] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1241871971861909504</quote> Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/bcappelbaum/status/1241874458589237255</quote>Fuck the GOP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 03/22/20 9:27:50 PM #41:	I cannot FATHOM the cognitive dissonance necessary to still think the GOP wouldn't literally eat the poor given half a chance. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://imgur.com/6ezFwG1 <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:936070669] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>I cannot FATHOM the cognitive dissonance necessary to still think the GOP wouldn't literally eat the poor given half a chance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 03/22/20 9:28:33 PM #42:	Republicans going to Republican --- Posted from my iPhone 8 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:936070704] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Republicans going to Republican </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 03/22/20 9:32:47 PM #43:	House Democrats need to work with Trump directly to get him to pressure that piece of shit McConnel --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:936070919] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>House Democrats need to work with Trump directly to get him to pressure that piece of shit McConnel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cowthief 03/22/20 9:33:22 PM #44:	Hopefully they just lost themselves the election. --- There is no success like excess! <cite>Cowthief posted [p:936070950] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Hopefully they just lost themselves the election. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Resaix 03/22/20 9:56:04 PM #45:	Cowthief posted... Hopefully they just lost themselves the erection. I don't know if this was a typo or a joke about how Republicans get hard fucking over poor people Either way, it works <cite>Resaix posted [p:936072183] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Cowthief posted... </cite> <quote>Hopefully they just lost themselves the erection.</quote>I don't know if this was a typo or a joke about how Republicans get hard fucking over poor people Either way, it works </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 03/22/20 9:56:49 PM #46:	Resaix posted... I don't know if this was a typo or a joke about how Republicans get hard fucking over poor people Either way, it works I think he was being racist --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936072238] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Resaix posted... </cite> <quote>I don't know if this was a typo or a joke about how Republicans get hard fucking over poor people Either way, it works</quote>I think he was being racist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 03/22/20 10:12:48 PM #47:	Cowthief posted... Hopefully they just lost themselves the election. all our candidates suck ass theres almost no chance Trump doesnt win re-election --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:936073189] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Cowthief posted... </cite> <quote>Hopefully they just lost themselves the election.</quote> all our candidates suck ass theres almost no chance Trump doesnt win re-election </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nick_Saban 03/22/20 10:28:06 PM #48:	It can't always be the Republicans fault. Republicans kill bills Democrats write with their agenda in mind and I hear "mean republicans block bill" Democrats kill a bill Republicans write with their agenda in mind and I hear "mean ol' Republicans write a bill my guys are forced to block" Be angry at both parties for trying to use tragedy to push an agenda. Treating democrats like they're little fuzzy puppy angels from heaven gets you nowhere. --- Fat people in small amounts of clothing always makes me giggle.-SvenGeorgeson Then you must have loads of fun looking in a mirror.-LegendaryElite <cite>Nick_Saban posted [p:936074014] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>It can't always be the Republicans fault. Republicans kill bills Democrats write with their agenda in mind and I hear "mean republicans block bill" Democrats kill a bill Republicans write with their agenda in mind and I hear "mean ol' Republicans write a bill my guys are forced to block" Be angry at both parties for trying to use tragedy to push an agenda. Treating democrats like they're little fuzzy puppy angels from heaven gets you nowhere. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 03/22/20 10:29:23 PM #49:	Enlightened centrist alert. --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:936074082] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>Enlightened centrist alert. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nick_Saban 03/22/20 10:34:53 PM #50:	I like how I'm bad for promoting equality and accountability among all elected officials. The only way to gain your acceptance is to worship whichever politician is the furthest to the left. --- Fat people in small amounts of clothing always makes me giggle.-SvenGeorgeson Then you must have loads of fun looking in a mirror.-LegendaryElite <cite>Nick_Saban posted [p:936074330] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>I like how I'm bad for promoting equality and accountability among all elected officials. The only way to gain your acceptance is to worship whichever politician is the furthest to the left. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 03/22/20 10:36:50 PM #51:	What have the republicans even done the past four years than try their darndest to push the worst idea, bill or decision through? You can't look back and tell me they did anything right. --- I want you to grab your nuts. Grab your balls. I want you to take a handful, and just grab your nuts real quick. Swivel 'em around in a circular motion. -LTG <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:936074430] in Stimulus b... [t:78495719]...</cite> <quote>What have the republicans even done the past four years than try their darndest to push the worst idea, bill or decision through? You can't look back and tell me they did anything right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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