Rep Jayapal voting no on $3T stimulus bill

[Dennis Donovan]

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Manu Raju ✔@mkraju

Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progrsssive Caucus, says she’s a no on the $3T stimulus. “I unfortunately will be voting no on the bill. And I really, this was a difficult decision for me there are a lot of things that are good in the bill.

“But at the end of the day I think that for us as Democrats we should be putting forward our plan of a couple of things how we keep people from getting unemployed how we stop mass unemployment, how do we keep paychecks in people's pocket,” per pool

12:25 PM - May 15, 2020

[mr_lebowski]

1. Meet your enemy, Mr. Good. His name is Mr. Perfect ... (nt)

[The Magistrate]

3. Hear Hear, Sir

[Atticus]

8. "No, thank you. It is true that we are starving and that half loaf would sustain us while we tried

to bake more, but we can't accept anything less than a full loaf of bread, preferably with butter and jam!"

(face palm)

[Budi]

2. Wtf. Why? What is the bad thing that outweighs the good thing?

Oh well, people.
Sorry.

[Newest Reality]

4. We could and should

We could and should do as she suggested AFTER the much needed relief is available to keep people afloat until then.

I don't see how avoiding that is important. Both the current plan and her ideas are not incompatible and don't seem to be a reason to say no to it. At the end of the day, she could mobilize to get on that problem and present some findings and workable goals concerning unemployment and paychecks. Equivocating right now is not helpful.

When people are literally drowning by the millions, building boats is not the priority.

[in2herbs]

5. I don't have any financial problems at this stage of my life but WTF!!! Who does she think the

stimulus will benefit? Middle America needs a guaranteed basic income at least until this is over and if there's a Dem that can't see this I'll be happy to see them voted out of office. I have utmost respect for our medical army that is carrying the heavy load but I have no problem with workers staying home if they're exposed to COVID. IMO every Dem should be financially supporting Middle America -- with no strings attached -- even if it means going further into debt.

[Budi]

6. K & R Thank you!

Isn't supporting the people of this country when they are down on their knees the screaming platform of the Progressive Party?

I fking do not get where they are coming from nor going towards with the reason given for this NO Vote.
My god. ☹

[awesomerwb1]

7. Shocker

I'm definitely not a fan.

[bigtree]

9. sos

...she seems to not understand that progress in that body happens by consensus, not mavericking.

Recall Kucinich, great activism, very little actually accomplished.

[BGBD]

10. translation

The have the votes and Jayapal wants to be able to say she voted against it when the next purity test pops up.

[ismnotwasm]

11. Another reason I won't be voting for her again

[Budi]

12. What's in the Heros Act? There is NO reason enough to vote against all who benefot from this pkg.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213441643

[uponit7771]

13. This makes no sense, let good and perfect be the enemy of adequate when adequate is the commodity?

[stillcool]

14. all or nothing at all..

doesn't play well with others.

[oasis]

15. Could be making a play for the lefty votes needed to challenge Pelosi

for Speaker next year.