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ProfessorGAC

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19. That's How I Read It, Tool

Reply to Nitram (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 20, 2020, 01:35 PM

Dec 2020

The vague language that could have tied the hands of the fed is gone.
The $429 billion is still there, but not for use of the fed. It will be directed to more specific things in the bill, which might he a positive.
I think it's Toomey who took the bullet.

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Republican, Democrats reach compromise over Covid-19 stimulus package [View all] SunSeeker Dec 2020 OP

and of course we got played again. drray23 Dec 2020 #1

FUCK TomDaisy Dec 2020 #2

HuffPo reads it as Toomey caving. SunSeeker Dec 2020 #6

Played? DownriverDem Dec 2020 #16

More from the Washington Post srose58089 Dec 2020 #3

if mcconnel retain control what we gained in exchange of that "compromise" drray23 Dec 2020 #4

bs - the compromise is being spun by the gop harder than the dems.... getagrip_already Dec 2020 #15

Awesome! Polybius Dec 2020 #5

I half expect to learn that the Rs demanded that no relief be paid out until January stopbush Dec 2020 #7

America is screwed. James48 Dec 2020 #8

What do you mean, "let them"? betsuni Dec 2020 #9

I don't think it really matters all that much ouija Dec 2020 #10

I agree. Raven123 Dec 2020 #11

oh great, another better than nothing bill, lets see, wall street gets another big, wet kiss & the yaesu Dec 2020 #12

It is better than nothing. Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #18

The Fed's emergency lending powers have to be kept, DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #13

So Toomey got $1200 and we didn't? bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #14

Toomey caved. No, we didn't get everything we wanted, but we got much of it - and Toomey's Nitram Dec 2020 #17

That's How I Read It, Tool ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #19

That's how HuffPo sees it too: SunSeeker Dec 2020 #20