Current Events > Mitch McConnell asks Dems to explain why they're holding up Coronavirus aid

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JosephRogan
03/23/20 3:41:18 PM
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What is the MOST important priority for Congress to address RIGHT NOW?










https://news.yahoo.com/mcconnell-challenges-dems-explain-why-171755548.html

...Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell urged for bipartisanship to get the deal done, and pointed to the passing of the Houses phase-two bill, which Republicans would have done very differently, as a model for emulation.

Republicans understand that a national crisis calls for urgency, and it calls for bipartisanship. Its time for that good faith to be reciprocated. Its time for Democrats to stop playing politics and step up to the plate, he added.

McConnell accused Democrats of filibustering programs to keep people on the payroll, in favor of tax credits for solar energy and wind energy, provisions to force employers to give special new treatment to big labor, and listen to this new emissions standards for the airlines

Democrats wont let us fund hospitals or save small busines
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Funkydog
03/23/20 3:42:21 PM
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Not trying to sneak their awful provisions in

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TheMikh
03/23/20 3:43:00 PM
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the roman republic had a peculiar mechanism for preventing these kinds of senatorial deadlocks during emergencies, but it would be extremely unpopular in the us

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butthole666
03/23/20 3:43:24 PM
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Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect

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GrandConjuraton
03/23/20 3:44:05 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect


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sktgamer_13dude
03/23/20 3:44:57 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect


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The23rdMagus
03/23/20 3:45:34 PM
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How about directing the stimulus to everyday people, not $500,000,000,000 of big business bailouts? How about not sneaking in anti-abortion provisions?

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SpudForce
03/23/20 3:45:36 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect


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UnfairRepresent
03/23/20 3:46:02 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect

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butthole666
03/23/20 3:47:19 PM
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I particularly love this because the GOP are the ones with a special interest wish list, which they have already written into the bill to deliberately keep it from passing, so they can get this exact publicity. And their voters are shit-stupid enough to fall for it.

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The23rdMagus
03/23/20 3:48:10 PM
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JosephRogan posted...
McConnell accused Democrats of filibustering programs to keep people on the payroll, in favor of tax credits for solar energy and wind energy, provisions to force employers to give special new treatment to big labor
Do you mean: the American workforce

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RchHomieQuanChi
03/23/20 3:48:23 PM
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This two party system needs to be burned to the ground.

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ChocoboMog123
03/23/20 3:49:53 PM
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Not just gaslighting, but classic projection.

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bobbysjoby2
03/23/20 3:53:02 PM
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And predictably democrats will also sneak in a bunch of stuff they want completely unrelated to the emergency at hand

Politics ladies and gentlemen
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CarrieChan
03/23/20 4:00:05 PM
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bobbysjoby2 posted...
And predictably democrats will also sneak in a bunch of stuff they want completely unrelated to the emergency at hand

Politics ladies and gentlemen

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ChocoboMog123
03/23/20 4:01:58 PM
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Look, it's more enlightened centrists, once again defending the GOP for being POS before the Dems have done anything.

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kingdrake2
03/23/20 4:04:35 PM
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The23rdMagus posted...
How about directing the stimulus to everyday people, not $500,000,000,000 of big business bailouts? How about not sneaking in anti-abortion provisions?


this definitely. there's alot of workers in this nation who happen to be temporarily laid off because of the virus.
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Inferno Dive Dragoon
03/23/20 4:04:38 PM
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Bitch McConnell being a hypocritical, lying piece of shit?

Huh, must be another day ending in "y" already.
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JosephRogan
03/23/20 4:37:02 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect


How does wanting to help Americans in need = "gaslighting"?
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The23rdMagus
03/23/20 4:39:51 PM
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JosephRogan posted...
How does wanting to help Americans in need = "gaslighting"?
Because it's NOT helping Americans in need.

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CarrieChan
03/23/20 4:40:13 PM
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Need to support those businesses too since it would suck if the layoffs become permanent.
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EndOfDiscOne
03/23/20 4:40:58 PM
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bobbysjoby2 posted...
And predictably democrats will also sneak in a bunch of stuff they want completely unrelated to the emergency at hand

Politics ladies and gentlemen
Why shouldn't they be addressing climate change? It's arguable a bigger emergency than COVID-19.

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The23rdMagus
03/23/20 4:42:43 PM
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CarrieChan posted...
Need to support those businesses too since it would suck if the layoffs become permanent.
I have very little sympathy. They spent their "stimulus" on buybacks. Actual people are expected to have two to three months' wages in savings (which is laughable).

Guess these companies shouldn't have had lattes and avocado toast. Don't worry. They'll pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

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Rika_Furude
03/23/20 4:44:03 PM
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The top one except not a cent should be given to any business except via customers

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uwnim
03/23/20 4:51:34 PM
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Maybe Mitch should actually try to do something to help us.

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Antifar
03/23/20 4:53:43 PM
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https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/1242170894518071296

As someone who can remember the president being impeached for his handling of aid approved by Congress, I can see why people would object to this plan.
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GrandConjuraton
03/23/20 4:54:52 PM
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uwnim posted...
Maybe Mitch should actually try to do something to help us.
What a novel idea.

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kingdrake2
03/23/20 4:58:12 PM
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GrandConjuraton posted...
What a novel idea.


moscow mitch and random paul only have best interest to themselves and trump.
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Sir Will
03/23/20 4:59:29 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Ah yes some good old fashioned GOP gaslighting, perfect

Of course!
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J E S U S
03/23/20 4:59:34 PM
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democrats also trying to throw climate change regulations into the bill

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/house-stimulus-bill-climate-coronavirus-185757813.html

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Sir Will
03/23/20 5:01:26 PM
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J E S U S posted...
democrats also trying to throw climate change regulations into the bill

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/house-stimulus-bill-climate-coronavirus-185757813.html

everyone sucks

Yeah that's dumb. And over 1100 pages? Split the damn things up already. Deal with emergency aid to people, then fight over businesses and shit.
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JosephRogan
03/23/20 5:02:05 PM
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pegusus123456
03/23/20 5:06:44 PM
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J E S U S posted...
democrats also trying to throw climate change regulations into the bill

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/house-stimulus-bill-climate-coronavirus-185757813.html

everyone sucks
I agree that the climate change regulations shouldn't be in the bill, but it's still a tier list of suck. Climate change regulations are at least trying to help the world whereas 500 billion dollars that can go to any company Trump wants, doesn't come with any restrictions on the company, and doesn't even have to be disclosed for six months is way, way further up on the tier list of assholery.

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JosephRogan
03/23/20 5:28:07 PM
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SwaggieBelIe462
03/23/20 5:31:44 PM
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Ugh come on dems, it's time to support citizens for once...
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JosephRogan
03/23/20 6:48:11 PM
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EndOfDiscOne
03/23/20 6:48:59 PM
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I haven't checked in on Joe Rogan since this all started. What does he have to say about all of this?

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Sackgurl
03/23/20 7:07:42 PM
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Hairistotle posted...
you shame yourself by making these two transgressions seem comparable


also by his collection of horse porn

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KinjiMuto_3
03/23/20 7:10:27 PM
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The23rdMagus posted...
Actual people are expected to have two to three months' wages in savings (which is laughable).

It's not laughable it's called financial responsibility
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The23rdMagus
03/23/20 7:11:42 PM
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KinjiMuto_3 posted...
It's not laughable it's called financial responsibility
It's also damn near impossible these days.

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KinjiMuto_3
03/23/20 7:13:41 PM
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The23rdMagus posted...
It's also damn near impossible these days.

I disagree but ok.
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uwnim
03/23/20 7:14:04 PM
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Spooking posted...
People want the newest iPhone though!
Whenever people don't buy the newest thing they are accused of trying to ruin the companies though.

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Ivynn
03/23/20 7:15:18 PM
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Sir Will posted...
Yeah that's dumb. And over 1100 pages? Split the damn things up already. Deal with emergency aid to people, then fight over businesses and shit.

"And waste this opportunity? Heavens no!" is probably their logic. An emergency bill that has near unanimous public support is the best time to try to sneak your agenda through because they'll be pressured to pass it.

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J E S U S
03/23/20 7:34:49 PM
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Hairistotle posted...
you shame yourself by making these two transgressions seem comparable
right should let dems throw unrelated stuff because you agree with it.

nothing unrelated should be in this bill so it can be passed ASAP

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GrandConjuraton
03/23/20 8:53:27 PM
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J E S U S posted...
nothing unrelated should be in this bill so it can be passed ASAP


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hockeybub89
03/23/20 8:56:06 PM
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Smashingpmkns
03/23/20 8:56:17 PM
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This gaslighting has completely worked according to a bunch of idiots on my FB timeline.
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LightningAce11
03/23/20 8:56:56 PM
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Big businesses and rich people don't deserve a cent, they can easily fend for themselves. It's the middle and lower class that need money the most.

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