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Mitch McConnell Sends the Senate Home, Delays Vote on Coronavirus Relief Bill
McConnell is partying with Brett Kavanaugh while the world burns.
By Chelsea Steiner
Mar 14th, 2020, 2:59 pm
In the midst of the largest health crisis in decades, when fast action is critical to the countrys health, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is packing up his toys and going home. The Kentucky senator declined to keep the Senate in chambers and joined Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at an oath ceremony for U.S. District Judge Justin Walker in Louisville.
McConnell left on Thursday, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin finalized plans for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which ensures free coronavirus testing, gives workers 14 days of paid sick leave, and up to three months of paid family and medical leave. The bill also provides $1 billion in food assistance for food-insecure people.
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After a tense week of negotiations, the bipartisan bill passed in the House just after midnight this morning, with a vote of 363-40. 40 Republicans voted against the bill, and they are listed here. Might be a good time to donate to their opponents, just saying. The bill received a boost when Trump tweeted his support of it and his intention to sign the bill into law.
Pelosi released a statement saying, [W]e thought it would be important to show the American people, assure the American people, that we are willing and able to work together to get a job done for them, So we thank our Republicans those who will be supporting the bill. We appreciate the president joining us with his tweet.
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Mitch McConnell Sends the Senate Home, Delays Vote on Coronavirus Relief Bill (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Mar 2020
OP
The Republicans abandoned the American people and ran, leaving America on its own.
NBachers
Mar 2020
#1
Nothing like good leadership. And Moscow's Mitch exhibits nothing like good leadership.
marble falls
Mar 2020
#4
NBachers
(17,136 posts)1. The Republicans abandoned the American people and ran, leaving America on its own.
ffr
(22,671 posts)2. I think he knows IMPotus and VP are both infected
and he doesn't want to be around them for any reason.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)3. Is this what Putin recommended?
It's no wonder Trump agreed with Pelosi: He knew Putin's plan was to have McConnell delay.
marble falls
(57,204 posts)4. Nothing like good leadership. And Moscow's Mitch exhibits nothing like good leadership.
Nitram
(22,877 posts)5. Fucking McConnell. Such a douchebag.
RussBLib
(9,035 posts)6. I heard he would keep the Senate in session...
...until they passed a virus bill. Quick change of heart, assuming he has a heart.
Igel
(35,356 posts)7. Today's 3/17.
The article's dated 3/14.
In between then and now several things happened.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-louie-gohmert-delays-house-coronavirus-relief-bill-moving-senate-n1160681