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True Blue American

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14. Guess what else has slipped through the news?
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 06:57 AM
Mar 2020

The Senate was getting ready to vote on the bill. Chuck Schumer noticed that paragraph was not in the bill. He held it up for 2 hours until they printed it in.

Clerical Error was the reason given.

Because they, unlike Trump, don't have the Defense Production act, and the ability pnwmom Mar 2020 #1
So does tRump. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #2
I would give anything to go back to any of them. They are just normal people with serious flaws pnwmom Mar 2020 #3
What Trump is doing to the states just angers me to no end. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #4
I agree with you. Scarsdale Mar 2020 #8
But the states can still pool their bidding; they don't need the DPA for that. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #7
Exactly. Pool what you can pool. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #9
But they can't force the companies to work for them at a REASONABLE price or to limit their exports. pnwmom Mar 2020 #10
Cuomo was saying that he put in an order at $4, and then he was outbid by another state, at $5, who OnDoutside Mar 2020 #11
And suppose a group of states here banded together. pnwmom Mar 2020 #15
It would encourage the other states to join them, and even if the US Government were doing their OnDoutside Mar 2020 #17
The Defense Production Act would allow the Fed. govt. to require companies to sign contracts pnwmom Mar 2020 #19
I agree with all that, but where the States are now (i.e. Trump blocking Fed intervention), states OnDoutside Mar 2020 #20
Trump has them over a barrel! True Blue American Mar 2020 #13
They can still unite to work wnylib Mar 2020 #21
They are trying. True Blue American Mar 2020 #22
Yes, I know. I am in NY state. wnylib Mar 2020 #23
AOC True Blue American Mar 2020 #24
Yes, I read about that. wnylib Mar 2020 #25
Trump and bush are the same. Starting a war based on lies is pretty big criminal act. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #5
I was just about to post the exact same thing. royable Mar 2020 #6
Andy Slavitt, who did great work on the ACA, is on the latest Preet Bharara podcast. He would be the OnDoutside Mar 2020 #12
Guess what else has slipped through the news? True Blue American Mar 2020 #14
Republican Clerical Error....what are the chances ? OnDoutside Mar 2020 #16
I do hope Preet True Blue American Mar 2020 #18
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