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bluestarone

(16,896 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:15 PM Jul 2020

Gotta ask here. When Biden wins in November and takes office in Jan, (and we win House and senate)

Can anything be done about the way the stimulus money was handed out? It's been a total disaster. At least we could hold hearings to figure who got what!

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Gotta ask here. When Biden wins in November and takes office in Jan, (and we win House and senate) (Original Post) bluestarone Jul 2020 OP

Unlikely. There were a lot of holes in the emergency legislation berni_mccoy Jul 2020 #1

Oversight will come! bluestarone Jul 2020 #2

Absolutely they could do hearings... or prosecute, if needed. tinrobot Jul 2020 #3

Definitely. I think legislative focus should be on making sure a Trump can't happen again berni_mccoy Jul 2020 #4

Passing a Law that nullifies the "Presidents cannot be indicted while in Office" DOJ... Lock him up. Jul 2020 #7

Agree we are going to be busy! bluestarone Jul 2020 #5

They can hold hearings, and demand records Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #6

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

1. Unlikely. There were a lot of holes in the emergency legislation

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:17 PM

Jul 2020

There was little to no oversight or penalties put in to prevent abuse.

bluestarone

(16,896 posts)

2. Oversight will come!

Reply to berni_mccoy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:20 PM

Jul 2020

We cannot let this stand!

tinrobot

(10,893 posts)

3. Absolutely they could do hearings... or prosecute, if needed.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:21 PM

Jul 2020

The problem is that there will be limited bandwidth. Do you spend your day in Congress passing new legislation or do you spend your day investigating the last administration?

Perhaps stimulus money issues would better be handled by the DOJ.

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

4. Definitely. I think legislative focus should be on making sure a Trump can't happen again

Reply to tinrobot (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:23 PM

Jul 2020

Lock him up.

(6,925 posts)

7. Passing a Law that nullifies the "Presidents cannot be indicted while in Office" DOJ...

Reply to berni_mccoy (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:28 PM

Jul 2020

... unjust "memo" is mandatory in the first 100 days!

bluestarone

(16,896 posts)

5. Agree we are going to be busy!

Reply to tinrobot (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:26 PM

Jul 2020

DOJ. under Harris would be awesome

Fiendish Thingy

(15,568 posts)

6. They can hold hearings, and demand records

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:33 PM

Jul 2020

Since Biden will be in charge of the executive branch, he can order the release of records related to the PPP slush fund and other corrupt abuses of COVID funds.

Unless they were dropping palettes of cash at undisclosed locations, it’s all traceable.

This is important to reveal the corruption of all of Trump’s enablers, but tribunals for the kids in cages criminals must come first.

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