McConnell Trashes Dems' Coronavirus Bill Calling For Paid Sick Leave, Free Testing

[G_j]

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mcconnell-reject-house-democrats-coronavirus-bill-package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shot down House Democrats’ emergency response package for COVID-19 on Thursday, lambasting the legislation as “an ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances.”

“As currently drafted, the proposal appears to impose permanent unfunded mandates on businesses that could cause massive job losses and put thousands of small businesses at risk,” McConnell said during a speech on the Senate floor.

He accused the Democratic House majority of handling the crisis in a partisan manner, saying that “left-wing political messaging may have taken priority over the needs of our country.”

The GOP leader called on his Democratic colleagues to pass “smaller, non-controversial” measures.

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[Docreed2003]

1. So Mitch wants a bill that's does nothing

But allows him to say they did something....smdh

[maxsolomon]

2. Boilerplate.

He could use the same language for a minimum wage increase bill.

He needs to be retired.

[Ilsa]

3. I left messages for my two senators.

Accused them of running away to sequester themselves and leaving us to deal with the problem. Told them they have their noses too far up trump's incompetent ass. I hope they call me back.

[Turin_C3PO]

4. Fuck you, Moscow Mitch.

I hope you get your ass handed to you in November you POS!

[Bettie]

5. He wants a bill that will line his

and the other Republicans' pockets. Nothing for free, nothing for the working poor, but "protective" of businesses.

[crickets]

7. +1

[sinkingfeeling]

6. That should be the front page headline of every newspaper in

the country.

[MineralMan]

8. Vote that SOB out of the Senate, please, Kentuckians!

[EndlessWire]

11. Yes! Kentucky

can do an enormous favor for the country!

[Wednesdays]

9. "...could cause massive job losses..."

The way things are going, pretty soon there won't be any jobs left to lose!

[gratuitous]

10. Oh no! Not unfunded mandates!

How are you paying for your last tax cut for your wealthy friends, Mitch? In case you didn't notice, that little bit of legislation blew an ongoing hole in the federal budget about a trillion dollars wide from now to eternity.

The sooner you are out of office, you cankerous motherfucker, the healthier the country will be.

[EndlessWire]

12. What was that other

relief bill that they refused? Something else that the Dems tried that they obstructed.

With the schools closing, parents are in a world of hurt. Anything that could help the country cope with job shutdowns, closed services, and the need to quarantine would be beneficial to the average citizen.

Who do these asshole Repubs think they are? Who does Turtle Man think he is? It's hard not to wish them a little downfall, but I don't want Karma to get me. I despise them all, and I want them to go far, far away.

Billy! Wish them into the cornfield!

[2naSalit]

13. We need an ad from Bloomberg and Lincoln Project hounding him

about this ASAP!!!