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Republicans and Democrats are considering another COVID stimulus of up to $68 BILLION to help restaurants, gyms and small businesses through the Omicron surge
Daily Mail ^ | Jan 5 | By ELIZABETH ELKIND,

Posted on 01/05/2022 11:52:31 AM PST by RandFan

A bipartisan coalition of senators is in early talks to pass another coronavirus pandemic relief package costing as much as $68 billion, a Wednesday report claimed.

An early version of the legislation appears targeted primarily at businesses currently ailing as the Omicron variant continues to fuel a new wave of infections. That includes restaurants, performance venues, gyms and minor league sports teams, according to the Washington Post.

The discussions in the Senate are reportedly being led by Democrat Ben Cardin of Maryland and Republican Roger Wicker of Mississippi. GOP Senator Susan Collins, as well as Democrats Mark Warner and Maria Cantwell, allegedly are also involved.

The bill is likely to include a mix of new spending dollars and repurposed unused cash from previous relief measures.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covidstimulus; senate; stimuluspackage
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The RINOs will no doubt supply the votes in the Senate.
1 posted on 01/05/2022 11:52:31 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

More fraud awaits


2 posted on 01/05/2022 11:53:47 AM PST by xp38
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To: RandFan

stupidity continues


3 posted on 01/05/2022 11:54:01 AM PST by ghost of nixon
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To: RandFan

We MUST stop re-electing Assistant Democrats.


4 posted on 01/05/2022 11:54:50 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: RandFan

Inching closer to the midterms, which is the goal. Then permanency in our country.


5 posted on 01/05/2022 11:55:28 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: RandFan

I have an easier solution.

LET THEM OPEN AND RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES!


6 posted on 01/05/2022 11:56:17 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: RandFan

There are thousands of people who lost their businesses. They cannot be made whole by the idiots in D.C.


7 posted on 01/05/2022 11:56:38 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team sco uts photo-op locations.)
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To: RandFan

They haven’t even spent all the stimulus they already passed. This is irresponsible madness.


8 posted on 01/05/2022 11:56:53 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: unixfox

BRAVO! You’re exactly right.


9 posted on 01/05/2022 11:57:30 AM PST by House Atreides
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To: RandFan

My two senators are Dems. They’ll be so proud of getting this passed.

I am not exactly clear on the “help restaurants and gyms” part. Money will go to a lot of criminals who can buy more guns.


10 posted on 01/05/2022 11:58:02 AM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: RandFan

Idiots!


11 posted on 01/05/2022 11:58:43 AM PST by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: unixfox

The commies don’t want that.


12 posted on 01/05/2022 12:00:10 PM PST by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: RandFan

A lack of goods and services *won’t* be cured by dropping more money. We’ll only get *more* inflation, because I guess 6 or 8% inflation is not high enough. But they don’t care if they destroy the economy. they only want to get reelected. Reelected to rule over a pile of ashes.


13 posted on 01/05/2022 12:00:22 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: RandFan

Because we haven’t surpassed Carter’s stagflation quite yet....


14 posted on 01/05/2022 12:00:50 PM PST by txeagle
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To: RandFan

With all due, respect, am I the only person who realizes THIS is why the businesses are failing? Biden is supplying folks with all this extra $$$ so they do not have to work in the first place! Therefore businesses cannot run themselves. I’m so frustrated I cannot stand it any longer.


15 posted on 01/05/2022 12:02:08 PM PST by sevinufnine
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To: Veto!

Funny how there is never a bipartisan coalition of senators working to cut spending and shrink government.


16 posted on 01/05/2022 12:02:09 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Remember how Trump couldn’t get 5B to secure the border and now they give it away like candy 🤪


17 posted on 01/05/2022 12:02:50 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_qtQ52eFB0


18 posted on 01/05/2022 12:03:07 PM PST by Reily
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Why not some more funds for PPP, only 100 or so billion was identified as total fraud.


19 posted on 01/05/2022 12:03:12 PM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: RandFan

Steve Bannon called this some time ago...


20 posted on 01/05/2022 12:03:54 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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