McConnell calls for liability protections in next round of coronavirus relief

[alp227]

Source: CBS

Washington — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for liability protections for businesses and hospitals in the next round of coronavirus relief legislation, raising objections from congressional Democratic leaders as lawmakers begin shaping a fourth bill to address the crisis. In a radio interview with Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday morning, McConnell argued that there will be a "second pandemic" of "lawsuits against doctors, nurses, hospitals and brave business people who are opening up."

"We can say the country is opening up, but if people don't come and businesses are afraid to open because of the lawyers that are lurking on the curbside outside their doors, we won't have the reopening we want," McConnell said.

McConnell also said in an interview with Politico on Monday that he was going to "insist" that the next legislative package include liability protection.

However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called McConnell's suggestion "subterfuge" in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, claiming that McConnell was trying to make it more difficult to get aid to state and local governments. Democrats have argued that the main priority for the next coronavirus relief package should be bolstering financial support for state governments.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-relief-business-liability-protections/

[ebbie15644]

1. nope

[msongs]

2. so he's not talking about blue states/red states anymore nt

[marble falls]

3. Fuck Mitch. No amnesty to those who subjected us to worse than it needed to be ...

I thought the GOP was the party of taking responsibility.

[bronxiteforever]

4. No way. Put your money where your mouth is, GOP.

[richdj25]

5. Fuck you Moscow Mitch

no liability for your Big business buddies

[flibbitygiblets]

6. He wants to keep employees from suing for the right not to return to work until it's safe

No one is going to sue "doctors, nurses and hospitals" that are trying to save their life. That's a red herring.

But if meat-packing plants, for example, call people back to work, and workers who refuse then can't get unemployment, the workers could sue. McConnel wants to make sure average Jane & Joe don't have any recourse.

[DBoon]

8. In short, McConnell wants to write a blank check for businesses to kill people

If an employee/customer catches Covid-19 at a business they would be unable to sue for compensation for harm to their health or their untimely death

You are required to go to work under unsafe conditions. You get nothing if you are harmed or die. You assume all the risk.

[flibbitygiblets]

10. It's so short-sighted though. When death rates skyrocket, who's going to take those jobs?

[JI7]

7. fucking trash

[lark]

9. Dems can appear reasonable and still stay true to their values.

Tell McConnell no deal unless there is language that says - company followed CDC guidelines and death was outside their ability to stop - and they were complying with product recommendations. That way hospitals that made nurses work without proper gear wouldn't get a pass, GA co. would not get a pass because they aren't following CDC guidelines and neither would the state but hospitals that were doing the best humanly possible won't get killed. and IF

there is repayment put into the 500 billion plan and not until they get a complete report of all large business charity to date and Congress appoints an IG to oversee this effort AND

Changes to unemployment so states like GA and FL don't purposefully screw small businesses and workers with their planned sabotage by only opening businesses where pay is quite low and where mainly minorities and women work and change to bk code so anyone can file cpt 7 that is unemployed or loses their business due to CV19 AND

Change to pension plan for post office - after that they will be fine.

Repugs NEED this or will get killed so damn it Dems, play hardball for once.

[cstanleytech]

11. Hell no to blanket immunity!!

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Republicans are eliminating risk to them, so is the Federal Reserve

I must say I could be a GREAT businessman if banks would lend me money at no interest, or governments would give money to me, and then eliminate all risk to my business model! Heck, I wouldn't even require insurance. I could just pass the risk along.

So guys, I need $5 million, and I'll make montlly payments of say, $125.00. What d'you say?

[turbinetree]

13. Lawyers lurking on the corner..............really, do you think asshole that some other asshole

sitting in an office with sharpie telling people to basically go fuck your self and return to work and if you die........to fucking bad.........and your a fucking lawyer right there #Moscow Mitch..........maybe you need to speak to your doctor......he has a solid cure for the virus............ because after all he should be sued for being a quack...........oh yeah that will happen in November and he and you will be disbarred..................

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[totodeinhere]

14. Absolutely not. If employers call people back to work and fail to provide a safe environment

then they need to have the hell sued out of them.

[Kaiserguy]

15. So Moscow Mitch wants to give business a free ride to kill us

well I want universal vote by mail and a end to voter suppression plus our
stolen Supreme Court seat back. Until that happens go to Hell Mitch

[NotHardly]

16. Is there an insurance we can get to protect us from the Ghoul McConnell?

Asking for a whole bunch of my friends.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Get them to the polls.

Maybe McConnell can be voted out of the senate.

If not, maybe he can be the leader of the minority party in 2021.