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Pelosi Says to Trump's Boys: Knock Off The Excuses -- Do The Right Thing
Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2020, 04:09 PM - Edit history (1)
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Ms. Pelosi dismissed concerns raised by Republicans who said they were not included in the drafting, referring directly to the majority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a Republican. “Mitch McConnell called me and said, ‘You work with the secretary.’ That’s it,” she said, adding that she believed a bill could be moved quickly and that lawmakers, who are expected to leave Washington on Thursday for a schedule weeklong recess, would not need to extend their time in the Capitol.
“I’m not sticking around because they don’t want to agree to language,” she said, adding, “we don’t need 48 hours — we need to just make a decision.”
“Everybody could have a complaint about this or that,” she said. “I say, save it for another day.”
The fast-moving developments left the fate of the aid package up in the air as the virus continued to rip through the United States, sickening more Americans and wreaking havoc on the financial markets. Should the White House and House Democrats come to terms, Mr. McConnell has indicated privately that he would quickly bring up the measure and pass it to allow Mr. Trump to sign it into law...
The Democratic bill includes $500 million to provide assistance to low-income pregnant women and some mothers who are laid off because of the outbreak; $400 million to assist food banks; food assistance flexibility for low-income workers and children who rely on free and reduced school lunch programs and $250 million to deliver packaged meals to low-income seniors.
It also establishes up to three months of emergency paid leave benefits to all workers affected by the coronavirus, as well as an extension of eligibility for unemployment insurance...
“I’m not sticking around because they don’t want to agree to language,” she said, adding, “we don’t need 48 hours — we need to just make a decision.”
“Everybody could have a complaint about this or that,” she said. “I say, save it for another day.”
The fast-moving developments left the fate of the aid package up in the air as the virus continued to rip through the United States, sickening more Americans and wreaking havoc on the financial markets. Should the White House and House Democrats come to terms, Mr. McConnell has indicated privately that he would quickly bring up the measure and pass it to allow Mr. Trump to sign it into law...
The Democratic bill includes $500 million to provide assistance to low-income pregnant women and some mothers who are laid off because of the outbreak; $400 million to assist food banks; food assistance flexibility for low-income workers and children who rely on free and reduced school lunch programs and $250 million to deliver packaged meals to low-income seniors.
It also establishes up to three months of emergency paid leave benefits to all workers affected by the coronavirus, as well as an extension of eligibility for unemployment insurance...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/trump-house-coronavirus-relief-bill.html
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