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UCmeNdc

(9,655 posts) Wed Dec 23, 2020, 11:28 AM Dec 2020

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Trump's surprise demand for $2000 stimulus checks for everyone [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2020 OP

I figured either way the guy who gets screwed royally is Moscow Mitch uponit7771 Dec 2020 #1

Along with 200 million American citizens... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #2

Not if he pocket vetoes it sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #8

Crap, so it doesn't matter what congress does uponit7771 Dec 2020 #9

Is Congress going out of session? exboyfil Dec 2020 #11

I thought I read the statute that Sundays don't count towards the ten days sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #14

I didn't know that exboyfil Dec 2020 #16

I thought he had 30 days to veto... Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #15

It is 10 days excluding Sundays exboyfil Dec 2020 #18

Government Holidays still count? Christmas and New Years? Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #20

I was wondering that as well - they aren't mentioned in what I read sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #22

This article states that Congress made the timeline exboyfil Dec 2020 #23

Right, I don't see how this helps GA senate races though uponit7771 Dec 2020 #26

2,000 dollars would help people big time jimfields33 Dec 2020 #7

It would, but 2k was never, and is not, available now... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #13

Ugh. jimfields33 Dec 2020 #17

I don't disagree at all... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #21

Trump accomplished what he wanted-- distraction- dawg day Dec 2020 #3

about payback, its always about payback beachbumbob Dec 2020 #5

"I need a favor though." n/t monmouth4 Dec 2020 #6

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #10

Only way to avoid a pocket veto pfitz59 Dec 2020 #12

That is how I see it exboyfil Dec 2020 #19