On Saturday, 12 Democratic senators tweeted to celebrate the passage of the $1.9 trillion Communist Party viral bailout law through the Senate, framing it as “the beginning of what Congress can do. But the Democratic initiative for a $15-an-hour minimum wage failed to pass.
The Senate passed the controversial bailout bill on Saturday after 27 hours of debate, day and night, on a 50-49 party line. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, who returned to Alaska for his father-in-law’s funeral, was not able to attend the vote.
On Thursday afternoon, Kamala Harris cast the key vote that kicked off Senate debate on the bill, followed by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who asked the Senate clerk to read the 628-page legislation aloud before debate, a process that took 10 The process took 10 hours and 44 minutes, until 2:04 a.m. Friday.
Senators returned to work on Friday morning to begin “voting” on a series of amendments to the bill. Democrat Bernie Sanders’ amendment against raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour took a record 11 hours and 50 minutes until eight Democratic senators joined Republicans just before 11 p.m. Friday night to keep the $15-per-hour provision out of the bill.
Backed by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Democrats passed an amendment overnight, 50-49, to update the provision expanding unemployment insurance by reducing the previous $400 weekly unemployment benefit to $300, with aid extended from the House version on Aug. 29, to Sept. 6. The first $10,200 of household income below $150,000 would also be tax-free. Republicans have nonetheless offered a series of amendments to try to curb several of the bill’s expenditures, but with little success.
The House will vote next Tuesday, after which it awaits Biden‘s signature on the first major piece of legislation since taking office.
Republican lawmakers in both chambers continue to warn against the bill, arguing that the vast majority of the measure is intended to address issues unrelated to the Communist virus outbreak.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said before the vote, “Never before has the Senate spent $2 trillion in such an arbitrary manner and through an undisciplined process.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters last week that I wanted to put up a chart so you can get a good idea of how little the Democrats’ bill actually does to fight the virus. Only 9 percent has to do with bailouts.
Here’s 91 percent of the bill’s money spent, including.
“Pelosi’s subway, which adds another $40 million, but the kids have to wait a full year to resume school so that funding for the subway outside her district is not delayed. A bailout for blue states would keep them economically shut down. With large donations to both Planned Parenthood and universities, Harvard, which is not short of money, also gets money in the bailout law. This is not a bailout bill, it takes care of Democrats’ political allies without doing much to benefit American families. That’s why I’ll be voting against Pelosi’s bailout law.”
Netizens say Democrats are showing why “America First” is essential to good government. This bailout law is about Democrats first, Washington first, politicians first, and America at the bottom of the government in action. Democrats are imposing their will on America. They are using public money to fund their pet projects, like bailing out bankrupt Democratic cities, states and unions.
The 12 Democratic senators who tweeted their congratulations are.
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Mark Kelly (D-CA)
Jon Tester (Jon Tester)
Tammy Baldwin (Tammy Baldwin)
Tammy Duckworth (Tammy Duckworth)
Bob Menendez (Bob Menendez)
Richard Blumenthal (Richard Blumenthal)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Catherine Cortez Masto)
John Hickenlooper
Cory Booker (Cory Booker)
Dick Durbin (Dick Durbin)
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