Article Congressional Democrats Cave On Critical Funding COVID 19 Relief Bill

[bdamomma]

https://www.alternet.org/2020/04/congressional-democrats-cave-on-critical-funding-priorities-in-latest-coronavirus-relief-bill/?utm_source=push_notifications


Oh this is not good.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. I Think "Cave" Is An Inappropriate Word

It's a national emergency. People are suffering. People are going broke. Small businesses may never recover.
To expect a bill to get everything wanted, and then delay the help and cause more pain is bad government, & bad politics.
I think it's strictly a practical matter of getting this money to those who need help in the fastest way possible.

[pbmus]

3. Agreed

[OilemFirchen]

2. It's on Alternet, so of course it sucks.

Whatever it says, it isn't worth the click. So of course I didn't.

[bdamomma]

4. Is Alternet

on the same status as Raw Story? Not reputable site.

[OilemFirchen]

5. Raw Story is a "news" dump. Alternet exists to peddle bullshit.

The aroma is similar enough.

[bottomofthehill]

6. The time to fight this battle is not when people are hurting

The time to fight it is when the oil companies are hurting. The Republicans are going to want to save the oil industry. That is when Democratic priorities can move.

I am sick of people who want to shoot the hostage when it is the American worker. Wait until Exxon /Mobil is the hostage when I the big bucks crowd wants to bail them out...then we have leverage.

It may not always be popular but I agree with cutting the deal when our back is against the wall. Getting some of what we want when helping is better than getting none of what we want and not helping.

[tikka]

7. I have absolutely no faith in Schumer

This is just another example of his incompetence.

[The Magistrate]

8. That Is Flat Nonesense, Sir

Sen. Schumer has no particular power in this matter. The judgement to vote for this bill was made by Speaker Pelosi, who unlike Sen. Schumer, does hold a veto power with her majority in the House. If her judgement is that this is the best that could be got at the moment, I am not disposed to argue with her.

[tikka]

10. That may be true, but I feel that he has been ineffective

[JI7]

9. nobody "caved" . We don't control the fucking Senate.

[bdamomma]

11. Apparently

this article and site is not reputable as I was told by another poster.