'Should have happened yesterday': Republicans press Trump to restart economy

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump is itching to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. And congressional Republicans are mostly giving him the green light — and in some cases, leaning on him to speed up.

As Trump alternately agonizes over when to push states to reopen and browbeats governors with questionable claims of his superior authority, GOP lawmakers are urging federal guidance that quickly restarts some industries and begins to roll back unprecedented closures of vast swaths of the United States.

While most Republicans say the country should go slow and take a regional approach, there’s an unmistakable demand building in the party for the president to move forward, according to interviews with more than a dozen GOP members of Congress. It’s a message they’re delivering privately in calls with Trump and his senior advisers, as well as in public op-eds and letters to the administration.

“The president was very unfairly criticized for just [saying] what is indisputably true: ‘We need to make sure the cure isn’t worse than the disease.’ And I am concerned that the cure is worse than the disease,” said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). “If you’re a carpenter, every nail you see, the solution’s a hammer. The same may be true for epidemiologists.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/should-have-happened-yesterday-republicans-press-trump-to-restart-economy/ar-BB12EBBF?li=BBnb7Kz

Fuck you guys. It appears stupidity is a prerequisite for being a Republican.

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Is Johnson running for reelection this year?

Wisconsin has proven they will even risk going to the polls to exercise the right to vote. Does he have a Democratic opponent?

I hope they send the bums a message.

[cayugafalls]

2. Perhaps if they gave stimulus money to help real people rather than big business

it might help keep things from falling apart.

Seems we spend an awful lot of money helping rich white dudes and forget about the small mom and pop businesses, poor and middle class, the ones who actually lost their jobs or their family business.

The damage has already been done to lots of people who will not be bailed out.