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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHelp me out here. (House passage of the covid package)
There were some RETHUGS in the house that voted to impeach RUMP, BUT NONE voted to pass this package. My question is WHY NOT?
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Help me out here. (House passage of the covid package) (Original Post)
bluestarone
Feb 2021
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Ocelot II
(115,587 posts)1. Because GOPers don't believe in using government money to help people.
speak easy
(9,178 posts)3. Some of the money might go to to the 'undeserving poor' (read blacks)
MAGA no like.
gab13by13
(21,256 posts)5. To help poor/working class people.
They use plenty of government money for the rich.
dflprincess
(28,072 posts)2. Because the Covud bill will help people
and contains no tax cuts for the wealthy. Republicsns can't support that.
Chainfire
(17,467 posts)4. Republicans will vote against what is best for the country if it means
giving Democrats credit for doing something that the people view as positive. If the same package had been labeled as the Republican, or the Trump Relief Program, they would have voted for it en masse.
It is open political warfare with the people as the causalities.
notinkansas
(1,096 posts)6. I believe policy doesn't matter to them and that
they view obstruction as their sole mission if there is a Democratic president.
crickets
(25,952 posts)7. You and Ocelot combined have the answer. nt