Moderate Democrats Want Vaccine Package Before Biden Stimulus
Source: Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is under pressure from moderate Democrats, whose votes will be needed to pass any stimulus bill along party lines, to split a vaccination-funding package from President Joe Bidens broader Covid-19 relief bill.
The Blue Dog Coalition of Democrats wrote in a letter to Pelosi released Thursday that the current plan to pass the administrations $1.9 trillion stimulus bill through a special budget process could take months. But funding for the patchy U.S. vaccination effort is needed right away, they argued.
Vaccine distribution is a hot mess left by the Trump administration and fixing it now is something that the Biden administration and Democrats can do quickly to show we are delivering for the American people, Representative Stephanie Murphy of Florida, one of the Blue Dog co-chairs, said in an interview.
The letter was signed by Murphy and her fellow co-chairs Ed Case of Hawaii, Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Tom OHalleran of Arizona.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/moderate-democrats-want-vaccine-package-before-biden-stimulus/ar-BB1doHRl?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP
Laelth
(32,017 posts)The stimulus bill is needed NOW. Increased funding for vaccines is included in the current bill. Just vote yes. Dont move to split up a great package and risk losing the other good measures in the bill.
Smack these people down, Speaker Pelosi!
-Laelth
msongs
(67,453 posts)msongs
(67,453 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)not be taken serious on anything, GET IT DONE & control the DOGS!!!
stillcool
(32,626 posts)do they know how much money is required? Are they in communications with the task force? Can't they write up a bill of their own?
Mr. Sparkle
(2,950 posts)I suspect the latter
OldBaldy1701E
(5,162 posts)more like BlueBlood, amirite?
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Would be because the blue dogs won't vote for it. And it they break the vaccines out into a separate bill then the remaining bill sure as hell won't get the blue dog votes. That seems to me to be a reason to push this out as a single bill.
LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)For over a year I've kept silent on a LOT of what I would like the Party to address. And I'll keep the faith for the foreseeable future.
This is NOT THE TIME to show division. WE lose 2022 We lose DEMOCRACY!
Of coarse, we on the left will take the blame no matter what transpires.
Sorry Du, but Blue Dogs need to crawl back into their doghouses and stop barking. It's embarrassing.
chowder66
(9,084 posts)again until next year?
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)nt
riversedge
(70,311 posts)Would it be so bad to get the vaccine out quickly? I think not.
jorgevlorgan
(8,335 posts)for continued unnecessary suffering. Or they can sign on to a broad assistance package that the Democrats propose. It's up to them, and I hope they make a wise decision.
gab13by13
(21,408 posts)I thought the Senate would be the problem.
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,869 posts)I'll be under the overpass trying to sleep in -10 degree weather, come find me when it gets here.
ancianita
(36,137 posts)ANYWAY.
This is the niggling I can't stand. It shows a particular need for some House re-education.
Here I thought Blue Dogs had gone away.
So much for unity. Dammit.
liskddksil
(2,753 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,659 posts)Hekate
(90,835 posts)Joe Biden said: Go Big. Get as much done as possible in the shortest amount of time, because there is just not enough time to @#$& around.
LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)and the Biden people talk some sense into them. This is insanity.