Coronavirus forces U.S. lawmakers to overcome divide

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POLITICS MARCH 18, 2020 / 6:20 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With coronavirus cases reported in all 50 U.S. states, lawmakers in Washington are working to limit the economic damage from the epidemic. To do so, they must overcome another problem - partisan gridlock.

The Republican-controlled Senate is due to take up a multi-billion dollar aid package on Wednesday that bolsters safety-net programs and provides free testing for the respiratory disease.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed the package by an overwhelming bipartisan margin on Saturday.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is urging his colleagues to approve it quickly, despite their qualms.

“Gag and vote for it,” he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-forces-u-s-lawmakers-to-overcome-divide-idUSKBN2151FB?il=0

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That may be difficult for some Senate Republicans, who worry that its sick-leave provisions could heap costs on small businesses. Others have objected that it does not cover those who work at corporations that employ more than 500 people.

“I’m pretty concerned with the House bill making a bad situation worse in our economy,” Republican Senator James Lankford said on Tuesday.


Hey Lankford.................a bad situation worse.........your a fucking idiot, do you realize that some of these "small business" have loans from banks that got a 1.5 trillion tax cut package....................my idea asshole, is to suspend loans like mortgage , renters, student debt, small businesses, credit card and car payments for 6 months, give people paid sick leave, health check-ups ........................whats your fucking libertarian plan, you get a taxpayer funded health plan....... .........have the Hamm family fortune in your state of OK, get another tax break because there fracking business is using junk bonds to stay afloat .................

[The Genealogist]

1. Hey Republicans: hold your nose and do the right thing for once

For once in your lives do something for people who have less than a billion dollar net worth. Money given to people will not only help them live but keep money circulating in the economy. This country is scared right now. Try, just try, to muster some empathy.

[turbinetree]

2. They can't they have this libertarian thought process...................