GOP uses emergency bill for coronavirus testing to fight about abortion

[turbinetree]

Source: American Independent

By Emily Singer -March 12, 2020 4:47 PM

The White House is trying to kill legislation to fund coronavirus testing by adding anti-abortion language to it.

The White House is objecting to a Democratic bill that would fund coronavirus testing kits for all Americans by demanding that unrelated anti-abortion language be added to the legislation.

House Democrats introduced the "Families First" bill on Thursday, which, along with providing funding for coronavirus test kits, would also call for mandatory paid sick leave for all workers, and ensure that poor Americans hurt by the economic impact of the virus would have access to food security.

But the White House is opposed to the bill, with Donald Trump saying that the bill is filled with "goodies" Democrats have wanted to pass for years.

And in an apparent effort to build opposition to the bill, Republicans, including first son Donald Trump Jr., are claiming the $1 billion in funding the Democratic bill would make available for coronavirus testing would actually be an "abortion slush fund."



Read more: https://americanindependent.com/gop-coronavirus-bill-abortion-hyde-amendment-donald-trump-republicans-congress/

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[leftieNanner]

1. What the HELL does income and food security

have to do with abortion???

NOTHING!

[Newest Reality]

2. I would call that...

I would call that opportunism and taking hostages, now.

How dare they bring their wedge issue into this crises!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ancianita]

10. +1

[vercetti2021]

3. And basically they're writing their death sentence anyway for 2020

This will be the Killer

[yaesu]

4. sucking up to their sick religious fanatical base instead of saving lives, if there is a hell they

certainly just bought their first class ticket there.

[TeamPooka]

5. Fuck them. Democrats passed a clean bill so fuck them twice.

[RandiFan1290]

6. They had 2 full years to pass any abortion bill they wanted. nt

[PatSeg]

7. They are hopeless

They are incapable of doing the right thing regardless of the circumstances.

[beachbumbob]

8. Pelosi can say no, we will give you what we give you

trump can veto, mcconnel csn not bring it to a vote, there it is......then when trump/GOP want s$2 TRILLION to bailout of profitable businesses, Pelosi can simply say NOPE

[ancianita]

9. Yep. She's got all the leverage. Over their f'n jobs and reputations. All because they HAVE to put

conditions on doing the right thing.

[beachbumbob]

11. smericans will feel pain but Pelosi has to stick to the course as she is the most powerful person in

DC

[ancianita]

12. It's not her who's out for power. Her course is moral. Period. Top to bottom.

It's her opponents who go for the cheap power moves.

The fact that her morality beats them makes it look TO THEM as if she plays their power game. That's what THEY think. But that's not what she's doing.

[Dem2theMax]

13. People are dying! And those assholes are trying to do this?

Is it wrong to wish everyone in the GOP catches it and dies?

[Brainfodder]

20. I give ya the all clear rather than be a hypocrite?

[Dem2theMax]

21. Works for me!

And thank you.

[riversedge]

14. Last month, Repugs "tried to add anti-abortion language to legislation that bans vaping products for

I am beyond angry!!


This is not the first time Republicans have tried to add unrelated anti-abortion language to legislation.

Just last month, House Republicans unsuccessfully tried to add anti-abortion language to legislation that bans vaping products for people under the age of 21.


tried to add anti-abortion language to legislation that bans vaping products for people under the age of 21.

[rickyhall]

15. Fascists must be removed from power.

Problem is it can't be done without Moscow Mitch approval & Putin's servant's signature.

[GemDigger]

16. THAT is making Covid political that they keep screaming about.

Sob's need karma to smack them aside the head.

[ck4829]

25. Yep

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. Why is ANYTHING that Don Jr. says considered to be relevant to anything?

He holds no government position -- not even "special advisor to the president," like his sister does. The only appropriate response to anything he says or tweets is "STFU!"

[NickB79]

18. How very pro-life of them

Gotta save those thumb-sized fetuses, but fuck Grandma and Grandpa over there.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. The man is beneath contempt.

He's also refusing to back off cutting food benefits from 700,000 Americans.

Think about that for a moment.

[Sgent]

22. The more they fight about

clumps of cells the more real people will have to be withdrawn / denied use of respirators. Triage in Italy starts at 55.

[ck4829]

24. Jesus...

[WePurrsevere]

26. Okay, TrumpliCons, point to where "abortion" is mentioned (link to bill below)...

to create an "abortion slush fund", in this bill or shut up. Heck, it's longer than a paragraph or two so I think I can safely guess that Dolt45 and his idiotic son haven't actually read the whole thing.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201/text