White House Leaves Stimulus to Congress After Failed Talks

[left-of-center2012]

The Trump administration is stepping back from negotiations on a new stimulus package and leaving it to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to revive long-stalled talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to people familiar with the situation.

While the White House probably would consult with GOP lawmakers on details of a Covid-19 relief bill, it’s now unlikely to take the lead on talks, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The White House would only take over if negotiations have to be restarted completely, the people said.

The move greatly diminishes the chances of a trillion-dollar or more stimulus for the U.S. economy before January. President Donald Trump had committed to pursuing a large-scale stimulus after the election, even saying he would approve a $2 trillion bill, but has since focused on attempting to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victories in battleground states.

That leaves the negotiations at a stalemate, with neither McConnell nor Pelosi backing away from earlier positions -- even as the further spread of the coronavirus threatens to weaken the recovery from earlier pandemic-induced shutdowns.

The White House didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-12/white-house-leaves-stimulus-to-congress-after-months-of-impasse?srnd=premium

[redstatebluegirl]

1. He isn't going to do a damn thing for 3 months except raise money to pay his creditors.

I hope the New York attorneys go after him and do it quickly after he is gone. WE need to make it as hard as possible for him to continue to gin up his base and run again.

[gratuitous]

2. Trump has abandoned all responsibility

He's turned his back on the nation and abandoned his post. Whoever thought the commander-in-chief would be a deserter?

[MacKasey]

3. The House needs to pass another 2 trillion bill

And then go on tv and explain it simply, make a cartoon, make it easy to understand
Next step beat it over the head of the republicans, starting with Mitch

But the main thing is to make it simple to understand

Save America and make wall street pay for it with .0025 on every grade , just spit balling

Like Perot did with his graphs, that won him a lot of votes

[crickets]

4. THIS is what we should be talking about.

Screw donald's 2020 tantrums and 2024 dreams. COVID and the economic misery of the citizenry are what matter right now, along with moving on to a Biden administration that will actually deal with both issues and more.

One vehicle for at least some Covid-19 assistance is a vital spending bill that will be needed to avoid the federal government shutting down after Dec. 11, when current funding runs out. House and Senate negotiators are working on an omnibus package that would include appropriations bills for funding through next September.

Oh, great. Here we go again.

[Blue Owl]

5. Record this for 2024 in case shithead thinks he's gonna run again

Donald tRump is a lazy, uncaring freeloader who's only in it for himself...