Re: Defections in the House: Several Dems to vote 'no' on kook Pelosi $3T coronavirus bill

On 5/16/20 2:39 AM, The Nut Party wrote:
> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/defections-in-the-house-several-dems-
> will-vote-no-on-3t-coronavirus-bill
> 
> Several Democrats are bucking their party and voting against Speaker Nancy 
> Pelosi's $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill in the House on Friday.
> 
> Some moderate members in swing districts -- including Reps. Abigail 
> Spanberger of Virginia, Joe Cunningham of South Carolina, Kendra Horn of 
> Oklahoma, Cindy Axne of Iowa and Ben McAdams of Utah-- ripped the massive 
> measure as a one-sided partisan bill that is going nowhere.
> 
> And there's resistance in the most liberal wing of the party, too, where 
> some say the $3 trillion measure isn't big enough. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a 
> leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said her "no" vote was 
> "difficult" but the bill fell short on ensuring Americans continued to get 
> paychecks and had access to health care.
> 
> DEMOCRATS' $3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL EXTENDS STIMULUS CHECKS TO CERTAIN 
> UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
> 
> At least one Republican, Rep. Peter King of New York, is bucking the GOP 
> and supporting the legislation that will give nearly $1 trillion to state 
> and local governments reeling from coronavirus budget holes.
> 
> Why this Republican is bucking party lines on Democrats’ $3T coronavirus 
> relief billVideo
> “I can be as much a red state person as anyone. But now we're talking 
> about survival. And this is no place for politics. There's a lot in the 
> bill that I disagree with, but Mitch McConnell refuses to bring up aid to 
> state and local governments. New York will absolutely collapse if that aid 
> money is not there,” King told Fox News.
> 
> The Democratic Party defectors first appeared during a vote Friday morning 
> when 14 Democrats voted against their party on a procedural resolution, 
> including moderates, progressives and the liberal freshman squad: Reps. 
> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rashida Tlaib, D-
> Mich., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.
> 
> AOC CITES NEED TO 'PLAY HARDBALL' ON CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGES, IN PUSH 
> FOR $2,000 PER MONTH PAYMENTS
> 
> Ocasio-Cortez, whose Bronx and Queens district has been especially hard 
> hit by the virus, said the bill is a "mixed bag"  with positive funding 
> for hard-hit state and local governments but falls shorts on direct 
> assistance and health care.
> 
> "Do I think it should be bolder? Yes," Ocasio-Cortez told reporters 
> outside the Capitol, wearing a "Medicare For All" blue mask. "Do I think 
> there should be more, especially as a starting offer. Absolutely. But I do 
> anticipate that there's going to be some sort of deal on the other end."
> 
> Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez discusses $3 trillion the House of 
> Representatives billVideo
> On the flip side, moderate Democrats who were elected in 2018 during the 
> blue wave were upset the legislation was drafted without input from 
> Republicans, unlike the previous four bills that passed with broad 
> bipartisan support.
> 
> 
> Rep. Joe Cunningham
> ?
> @RepCunningham
> The public health and economic crisis we are facing is too serious for 
> one-sided approaches that aren’t going anywhere. Lowcountry workers, 
> families, and small business owners need real relief 
> https://cunningham.house.gov/media/press-releases/cunningham-vote-against-
> partisan-coronavirus-response-package …
> 
> Cunningham to Vote Against Partisan Coronavirus Response Package
> Washington, D.C. – Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01) today announced he would 
> vote against H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, releasing the following statement:  
> 
> cunningham.house.gov
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> “This is Washington politics at its worst," Cunningham, D-S.C., said in a 
> statement.  "While South Carolina families, small business owners, and 
> workers are struggling, now is not the time to advance a partisan wish 
> list or refuse to come to the negotiating table. At a time when our 
> country is in real trouble, we should not be spending precious time on 
> one-sided solutions that aren’t going anywhere."
> 
> STIMULUS CHECKS, STATE AID AND MORE: WHAT’S IN HOUSE DEMOCRATS' NEW 
> CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL
> 
> Spanberger said voters in her Central Virginia district expect the 
> government to work together during the crisis.
> 
> "Unfortunately, many members of Congress — including some in my own party 
> — have decided to use this package as an opportunity to make political 
> statements and propose a bill that goes far beyond pandemic relief and has 
> no chance at becoming law, further delaying the help so many need," 
> Spanberger said in a statement announcing her "no" vote.
> 
> 
> Rep. Abigail Spanberger
> ?
> @RepSpanberger
> The #VA07 people & counties I serve expect us to work together to provide 
> REAL relief in this crisis. This bill strays far beyond delivering relief 
> or responding to an urgent crisis, & it has no chance at becoming law. 
> I'll be voting no on the HEROES Act. 
> https://spanberger.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2889 …
> 
> 
> Spanberger Opposes Heroes Act, Urges Bipartisan & Bicameral Cooperation to 
> Push COVID-19 Response...
> spanberger.house.gov
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> Horn, another freshman rep who won in a red district in 2018, said the $3 
> trillion package, known as the HEROES Act, is full of "pet projects" that 
> are unrelated to the coronavirus crisis and is too costly.
> 
> 
> Congresswoman Kendra Horn
> ?
> @RepKendraHorn
> This is not the time for partisan gamesmanship, this is the time to find 
> common ground and deliver help where it is needed most. In response to 
> COVID-19, our relief efforts must be targeted, timely, and transparent. 
> The HEROES Act does not meet those standards.
> 
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> "This is not the time for partisan gamesmanship, this is the time to find 
> common ground and deliver help where it is needed most," Horn said. "In 
> response to COVID-19, our relief efforts must be targeted, timely, and 
> transparent. The HEROES Act does not meet those standards."
> 
> DEMOCRATS' $3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL IS TOO SMALL FOR SOME PROGRESSIVES
> 
> On the liberal side of the Democratic Party, progressive members wanted 
> reoccurring $2,000 monthly paychecks, expanded access to Medicare and 
> inclusion of the Paycheck Guarantee Act that Jayapal had introduced.
> 
> That paycheck legislation was designed to ensure workers were paid and 
> attached to their employers' health care during the pandemic to avoid 
> layoffs, business closures and more unemployment claims. The plan called 
> for the federal government to give grants to employers to cover 100 
> percent of employees' benefits and salaries (up to $100,000 per person) 
> for the next three months.
> 
> "This was a difficult decision for me," Jayapal told reporters Friday at 
> the Capitol. "There are a lot of things that are good in the bill."
> 
> Fox News' Lindsay Carlton and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.
> 
They probably want to get re-elected.... and anyone that does should be
supporting TRUMP.

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