Stimulus Deal Snags on Abortion Providers (5:47 p.m.)
A fight over abortion providers like Planned Parenthood is one of the remaining holdups in negotiations over the Senate’s stimulus bill, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Democrats want abortion providers to be eligible for aid under the small business portion of the bill, the person said.
Republicans had put in language barring nonprofits that receive Medicaid funding, which includes Planned Parenthood, from accessing that aid. -- Steven T. Dennis
Saint Jiub · Member since
Democrats in the US Congress are also playing politics and trying to implement the "Green New Deal".
Please note that this link is from a mainstream publication not a tweet (nor MS-NBC nor Fox)
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The parts of the House bill drawing scrutiny
While the House offered its own stimulus bill on Monday, Congress is likely to take up a bill that originated in the Senate. Congressional leaders have signaled a deal is close to being made. Here are some of the key provisions in the House’s $2.5 trillion stimulus package that have drawn scrutiny:
Offers $35 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts for operations and maintenance requirements related to the coronavirus.
Requires airlines getting help to fully offset the annual carbon emissions of such air carriers for domestic flights beginning in 2025.
Rescinds several executive orders limiting collective bargaining.
Requires corporations receiving aid to pay full and part-time workers a minimum hourly wage of $15 or more starting no later than Jan. 1, 2021.
Cancels outstanding debt of the United States Postal Service owed to the Treasury and authorizes USPS to borrow up to $15 billion from Treasury to keep operating.
Requires states provide at least 15 days of early voting, provide "no-excuse" absentee vote-by-mail, and mail a ballot to all registered voters in an emergency and gives $4 billion to help them.
- Christal Hayes and Ledge King .
pittrek · Member since
LOL - do you ACTUALLY believe Biden has a chance? Good luck :)
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
LOL - do you ACTUALLY believe Biden has a chance? Good luck :)[/QUOTE]
I don't care what SweetCaroline thinks about anything. But yes, Joe Biden has a very real chance. That, by the way, is not an opinion, that is a fact founded on a basis of solid statistics and electoral math.
Holly2003 · Member since
An interesting view on how the US is coping.
[url]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52012049[/url]
brENsKi · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
An interesting view on how the US is coping.
[url]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52012049[/url][/QUOTE]
the first 3 characters after www are enough to make me ignore. BBC are supposed to be unbiased - time and again, they prove to be otherwise. i haven't watched BBC breakfast news for six months now.
MisterCosmicc · Member since
Joe Biden doesn’t like Adam Lambert’s music.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
LOL - do you ACTUALLY believe Biden has a chance? Good luck :)[/QUOTE]
I don't care what SweetCaroline thinks about anything. But yes, Joe Biden has a very real chance. That, by the way, is not an opinion, that is a fact founded on a basis of solid statistics and electoral math.[/QUOTE]
Three reasons why Biden is likely to win:
1) the Republicans have exhausted all avenues of gerrymandering and voter suppression (i.e. they can't cheat anymore)
2) a ton of old people in red states are going to die from COVID-19, which is a fair portion of the GOP base
(smartphone GPS data doesn't lie - http://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard)
3) the false hope instilled from Trump's rhetoric will erode upon the reality of #2 sinking in
The US is now officially the epicentre of the virus, and they have less hospital beds per capita than Italy. Within weeks hospitals will be triaging because there are not enough ventilators (there are already cases of people having to share them). Unless a cure or a vaccine shows up soon, Trump is going down with the ship.
It's absolutely tragic, as this was completely preventable. But this is what happens when the stable genius in chief calls a pandemic a "hoax" in a country with an ill-equipped privatized health care system.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]MisterCosmicc wrote:[/b]
Joe Biden doesn’t like Adam Lambert’s music.[/QUOTE]
ha !!
The Fairy King · Member since
What about the rape accusations?
Iron Butterfly · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Fairy King wrote:[/b]
What about the rape accusations? [/QUOTE]
??
HelloDelilah · Member since
Will the mainstream media investigate this accusation or will Biden get a pass?
