House Republicans To Block $2,000 Stimulus Checks On Christmas Eve

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https://www.politicususa.com/2020/12/23/house-republicans-stimulus-checks.html


Posted on Wed, Dec 23rd, 2020 by Jason Easley
House Republicans To Block $2,000 Stimulus Checks On Christmas Eve


House Republicans plan to object to a unanimous consent request to pass $2,000 stimulus checks for every

Jake Sherman reported in the PM Politico Playbook, “You can’t bring something up by unanimous consent unless it’s cleared by the minority leadership. The $2,000 checks won’t get cleared by the GOP leadership, per several sources familiar with the planning. Republican lawmakers are already worked up about the prospect of boosting the direct payment amount, according to several phone calls we got this morning. So the brief union of TRUMP and PELOSI on the $2,000 check thing looks like it’s not going to fly — it will be ruled out of order by whoever is presiding over the floor, per sources we spoke to this morning. (Caveat: It could change, but seems unlikely to.) They may try to force this vote several times over the next two weeks.”

House Republicans may change their minds and realize that denying vital aid to people struggling during the pandemic on Christmas Eve is not a good look, but it appears that the message that Kevin McCarthy and his caucus want to send to the American people is that they don’t care about your suffering.

Trump is threatening to block the $600 stimulus checks, and Republicans refuse to agree to $2,000 stimulus checks in the House. Republicans remind everyone that their core mission in Washington remains to make life worse for as many Americans as possible.

[former9thward]

1. Then have a full vote.

If they don't do that then this was just a stunt.

[empedocles]

2. Can't make this stuff up

[TDale313]

3. Merry Fucking Christmas.

Assholes.

[Bayard]

4. Does that mean he won't have his name printed on the $600 checks?

Joy! Ecstasy!

[RKP5637]

5. Hmmmm, I guess the republicans are doing this to promote their Family Values! n/t

[Newest Reality]

6. Bah! Humbug!

[GopherGal]

10. I was thinking more "Grinch" than "Scrooge"

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Though I suppose either would do.

[Thrill]

7. Use it against them in the Georgia race

That should be all that’s talked about

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. Speaking of Georgia ...

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[UCmeNdc]

8. Screw Republicans!

[Paper Roses]

9. I thought this proposal by tRump was phony when I heard it.

A good way for him to say he proposed a great change in this bill, see how great I am? When he ships off to Florida to start his 2024 campaign(laughable), he will point to this and say it was not his fault that the larger amount pf $$ was denied. Bet he blames the Democrats.

I am so sick of politics. January 20th can't come soon enough.

[nykym]

11. Democrats

Need to take out full page ads in all the nations top newspaper and airwaves.
This needs to be pinned to the repigs.

[Initech]

12. Unfortunately Mitch McConnell's heart won't grow 3 sizes on that day.

Because that would require him to have a heart to begin with!

[cojoel]

14. He needs that new device like Cheney had

https://politics.theonion.com/new-heart-device-allows-cheney-to-experience-love-1819569369

[Initech]

16. Yes he does!

[LSFL]

17. I heard Cheney has a baboon heart.

It's a real shame a baboon had to die to save a shit goblin.

[dalton99a]

13. Spread this far and wide.

[JDC]

15. This is typical trump. Blow it up, then "fix it" by going back to where we all started

And taking credit for it. He'll probably sign it Xmas day and tweet "Merry Xmas from your favorite President" or some such megalomaniacal shit.