House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, ANDREW TAYLOR and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation early Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump on Friday declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, then threw his support behind the congressional aid package.

From the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” unleashing as much as $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the crisis.

Trump also announced a range of executive actions, including a new public-private partnership to expand coronavirus testing capabilities with drive-through locations, as Washington tries to subdue the new virus whose spread is roiling markets, shuttering institutions and disrupting the lives of everyday Americans.



Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement ahead of a planned late-night vote on the coronavirus aid package deal at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)


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[global1]

1. It Still Has To Get Through The Senate....

I'll breathe easier when the Senate passes it.

[Captain Zero]

2. yeah, so where are those bastards??

I could still see them demanding changes. Because they do Trump's dirty work for him.

[CousinIT]

3. Aren't they on Spring recess?

Moscow Mitch won't even allow votes on anything Big Orange Turd won't pass, and since Big Orange Turd says he supports the bill, maybe they'll pass the thing once they're done playing in the kiddie pool. Hopefully they'll pass it WITHOUT amendment, though I read they're trying to get paid sick leave removed from it and --- add ABORTION RESTRICTIONS. (NO that has nothing to do with coronavirus but Republicans are ever vigilant in finding asinine ways to reproductively enslave America's girls & women).

[Jamastiene]

10. They will want to throw something in there to take a shot at women, gays, and trans people too.

They tried that the other day with some kind of anti-choice crap of theirs. People need relief and they want to stand there wasting time trying to get their various, obsessive hatreds made into law.

[crickets]

12. Mitch gave them the weekend off. They'll be back on Monday. nt

[rickyhall]

7. Who the laughing mcturtle sent home

[PA Democrat]

4. The GOP apparently got the OK from their dear leader to vote yes.

Trump is tweeting taking full credit for the bill- even though he jeopardized the entire deal with his partisan attack on Democrats at his coronavirus press conference yesterday.

The vote was 363-40.

[Zorro]

5. Trump approves of the bill because he wants to blame Democrats

for his lousy response as future deaths from the pandemic increases.

Up to now this crisis has been owned solely and totally by him and the Republicans.

[dweller]

6. i wonder who the 40 are ...

and if any were D's ?

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[dware]

8. No, no Dems voted against the bill,

it was all repigs.

[dweller]

9. i saw the posts w/ the names

bunch maga pigs
😡

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[crickets]

11. House Repubs who voted no

Link to tweet