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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 11:55 AM Sep 2020

White House optimistic on prospects for new stimulus

Donald Trump's chief of staff said Tuesday he is optimistic that Republicans and Democrats in Congress will reach agreement on a new pandemic emergency aid bill before the November 3 election.

However, Mark Meadows told Fox Business the president continues to oppose the massive aid to state and local governments that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for to help recover from the coronavirus crisis.

"I'm more optimistic perhaps today than I've been in a long time," Meadows said. "I can tell you that there's more that we agree upon than what we disagree upon, and I think it's time that we put politics aside, pass this stimulus."

The world's largest economy is facing the world's worst Covid-19 outbreak, with the death toll just shy of 190,000.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-optimistic-on-prospects-for-new-stimulus/ar-BB18P68x?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

That's eight weeks away. Plenty of time to diddle and dawdle.

Pretty telling that the Republicans are okay with bailing out corporations but not local governments.

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White House optimistic on prospects for new stimulus (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP
trump is intentionally with republicans help stalling us getting help duforsure Sep 2020 #1
It won't be "stimulus"...if it passes it'll be "relief"... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #2
Lol, if trump believes Pelosi is going to cave if a shield law is part of it, beachbumbob Sep 2020 #3
one more of the many predictions of the outcome of the election... Javaman Sep 2020 #4
I think you're on to the truth there, except pnwest Sep 2020 #5
Suddenly they want to talk... orwell Sep 2020 #6

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
1. trump is intentionally with republicans help stalling us getting help
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 11:58 AM
Sep 2020

Driving us towards the trump depression that's they're causing .

Javaman

(62,444 posts)
4. one more of the many predictions of the outcome of the election...
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 12:55 PM
Sep 2020

he loses his shirt then signs in a huge stimulus bill then says he should stay in office because he suddenly did his job.

pnwest

(3,265 posts)
5. I think you're on to the truth there, except
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 01:09 PM
Sep 2020

he wants to wait until the election and only give the stimulus if he WINS! I think he wants them to wait because he doesn’t want to help us beforehand if we aren’t going to vote for him, and won’t give it at all if he loses!

orwell

(7,754 posts)
6. Suddenly they want to talk...
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 02:25 PM
Sep 2020

...after their real God, "the stock market", has vomited up losses over the last 3 sessions.

No connection I'm sure...

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