Mitt Romney Pushes Back on Giving Some States COVID Relief, 'It Doesn't Make Any Sense'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senator Mitt Romney is pushing back on giving all states COVID relief as the Senate prepares to begin voting on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.

The Utah senator argues the states that did not suffer any revenue loss or deficit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic should not be receiving the money allocated for them in the American Rescue Plan.

"The amount of excess in the Administration's $1.9 trillion #COVID19 plan is outrageous," Romney tweeted on Friday. "States that are doing well financially will get billions of dollars. California had a record surplus last year, but would still get $27 billion. It just doesn't make any sense."

The bill before the Senate currently includes $195.3 billion for states and the District of Columbia. Counties and cities would share $120 billion in aid, while tribes would get $20 billion and territories $4.5 billion.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mitt-romney-pushes-back-on-giving-some-states-covid-relief-it-doesnt-make-any-sense/ar-BB1ehunc?li=BBnb7Kz

STFU Rmoney

[dlk]

1. Said the vulture capitalist...

[soothsayer]

2. Don't give any to states that open 100%

And ditch mask mandates

[Sogo]

3. Bingo!

[brush]

7. Bingo. I wonder which states Mitt wants to exclude?

That's such a republic mindset. We can't forget, Romney is still a republican despite occassionaly showing some spine.

[uponit7771]

12. right ?!

[Ocelot II]

4. Would that be 47% of the states? Play that old tape:

The 47 percent "who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them... I’ll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

My state is forecasting a short-term surplus but a shortfall for 22-23, no doubt because of covid. So we'll need that relief money for when we run out of the surplus.

[Omnipresent]

11. Yes, Mitt also said corporations are people too.

But we have an actual government document, that starts off by saying, “We The People”.
So our government is really ours, to help us, when we are in need of it’s help.

[AleksS]

5. Punishing blue states that handled it right

In order to reward red states that screwed up their pandemic response?

That makes sense.

[unblock]

6. Somehow that logic never applies to tax cuts for billionaires....

[Omnipresent]

8. Could someone jiggle mitt's head for him, sometimes his brain works and other times he loses it!

The money is for people, not states, Mitt!
There are more people populating California and suffering more than in any other state.
So shut your asshole up!

[maxrandb]

9. I'd like to introduce an amendment

that any state that receives more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes will lose 1 complete military base for every cent they short "our" government.

Once those are all gone, "taker" states would then lose one federal office and all associated jobs for every remaining cent.

We might as well quit fucking around and pretending we are dealing with honest, democratic opposition who have any interest in a democratic-republican form of government.

It's sad, but part of me really feels that we should go ahead and go full on authoritarian before they do, because you know they've already tried...and will again.

[milestogo]

10. Did he hit his head when he fell?

[spanone]

13. I don't recall mitt complaining about the excess of money given to millionaires & billionaires....

in trump's tax giveaway.....anyone?

[lynintenn]

14. I have to say $150,00 for a couple in most southern states

is a decent living. We got checks last time and we didn't need it. I could see people in TN, MS. KY WV, AL, AK AR. WY MT, ID
living comfortably on $150,00 YEARLY.