NEW: 'What in the hell are we doing?' Divided Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief
Inside a contentious meeting plus the latest state of play on coronavirus relief, w/ @JulieNBCNews @GarrettHaake @kasie
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/what-hell-are-we-doing-divided-senate-republicans-clash-over-n1234516 …
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SEC. MNUCHIN: “I would say broadly we’re all on the same page.” SEN. KENNEDY: “We haven’t reached a conclusion on anything.”https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/what-hell-are-we-doing-divided-senate-republicans-clash-over-n1234516 …
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McConnell plans to release a bill this week that he calls “a starting place” for discussion. Bipartisan negotiations haven’t even begun. He signaled he doesn’t intend to force a vote without the support to advance it. Dems are “not irrelevant,” he says.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/what-hell-are-we-doing-divided-senate-republicans-clash-over-n1234516 …
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Susan Collins doesn’t support the Trump-backed payroll tax cut, saying it’s too costly and will have a limited impact. “It would only benefit individuals who are working. It also would displace other spending that I think is far more important.”https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/what-hell-are-we-doing-divided-senate-republicans-clash-over-n1234516 …
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The economy can’t reopen until the pandemic is under control. Why can’t Republicans understand this?
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Many conservatives truly believe that people just need to get back to work and face getting sick, and if more get sick and die we will just “adapt” and keep pushing the economy along well enough.
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The economy IS open and that's why we're in this mess. They just don't get it.
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We need to CONTROL THE VIRUS. Trying to open the economy first tanks the economy AND kills people.
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The GOP is terrified of Dems potentially owning all 3 chambers just like they did from '17-'18, and rightfully so...
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Only, Biden will actually be effective and do the work along with the Democrats to get shit passed, unlike them. They gave us a huge gift in that way, because they could have fucked us over royally in that time
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It’s like health care for Americans. Democrats do the work, compromise, think out the consequences, and pass it; Republicans say, hell no, we’ll do something better—and then can’t get past rigid ideologies to do what is desperately needed.
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