Rob Portman: Biden Is Contradicting Calls for Unity by Pushing COVID Bill Without GOP Support

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman criticized President Joe Biden for failing to work along bipartisan lines, as Democratic lawmakers attempt to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package without any GOP backing.

In an op-ed published Tuesday in The Washington Post, Portman called out Biden for contradicting his earlier promise to unite the country.

"Our country seems more divided along partisan lines than at any time I can remember," Portman wrote. "I agree with [Biden's] statement that, at 'our historic moment of crisis and challenge ... unity is the path forward.' Unfortunately, that rhetoric has not yet been matched by action," he added.

"Most disappointing is the partisan approach the new administration is taking to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the few areas where there has been real bipartisanship over the past year," he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rob-portman-biden-is-contradicting-calls-for-unity-by-pushing-covid-bill-without-gop-support/ar-BB1dYRRM?li=BBnb7Kz

[Ohiogal]

1. Don't make me laugh!

And exactly WHAT have YOU done to encourage unity while you were in office, Rob?
How many times did you cross the aisle and vote along with the Dems?

[dsc]

2. My biggest fear with Biden was he would listen to horsecrap like this

thank god I was wrong.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Biden duality? Handsome charmer/Kick your ass politician

[NCjack]

3. The covid-19 relief bill is worth much more than Rob Portman's over-sensitive feelings.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. STFU Portman...

You would vote against it anyways. Republicans are not about helping the common person, just the RICH ones.

[WHITT]

5. Except

the package is approved by about 2/3rds of the American people.

EARTH TO PORTMAN!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. Republican definition of unity: "the REPUBLICAN way"

[pandr32]

7. Apparently Portman's memory is shot

Why, it was only a month and a bit ago that partisan lines were the standard of years.

[lagomorph777]

8. Good one Rob! Heeee!

It's every bit as bipartisan as your Billionaire Tax Cut.

Fuck off.

[Bettie]

10. Rob Portman can just

fuck right off.

In fact, all of the hang wringers about "unity" and "partisanship" can just STFU.

[Johonny]

11. Well, then support it...

[Clash City Rocker]

12. In other words

[wryter2000]

13. Unity isn't the congress

The people are united behind this bill. That's where the unity is.

[greenjar_01]

14. Too bad, so sad

JAM IT THROUGH.

GOP is 100% constant bad faith. Jam everything through we can in the next 18 months, period.