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‘More help is on the way’: Congress seals agreement on $900 billion virus relief bill
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | December 21, 2020 | Andrew Taylor (Associated Press)

Posted on 12/21/2020 9:13:41 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

WASHINGTON — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.

“More help is on the way,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in announcing the agreement for a relief bill that would total almost $900 billion. “Moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders of the Senate and House finalized an agreement for another major rescue package for the American people.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ccpvirus; congress; covid19; cr; house; mccarthy; mcconnell; negotiations; omnibus; pelosi; relief; schumer; senate; shotdown; shutdown; spending; veto
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Joy joy - more money stolen from future generations for the sake of bolstering ineffective lockdowns and restrictions for a virus with a 99%= recovery rate.

Payig people to not WANT to work... Further encouraging small businesses to die...


41 posted on 12/21/2020 9:50:13 AM PST by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: Bob434
Billions going to gay causes and the arts, and blm involved curriculums and causes, and welfare and government programs for illegals and imported immigrants

How about this little tidbit:

Couples who include an immigrant without a Green Card would also qualify for the checks, a provision that is retroactive to the CARES Act, the summary said.

So, not only will illegals and their children get a $600 check, but they will get another $1200/$500 check from the original CARES Act. The Dems found a way to give the unspent CARES Act money to their illegal voters.

Here in CA, illegals already received an "extra" $500 check that legal immigrants and citizens didn't.

42 posted on 12/21/2020 10:00:22 AM PST by ETCM
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To: ETCM

Wow! and republican rinos went right along with this of course-


43 posted on 12/21/2020 10:05:08 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

IOW, Congresscritters get to stuff their wallets on our tax dollars.


44 posted on 12/21/2020 10:07:36 AM PST by bgill (.)
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To: Mouton; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"A trillion here, a trillion there, soon we're talkin' about real money..."
45 posted on 12/21/2020 10:10:34 AM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: Bob434
Wow! and republican rinos went right along with this of course-

Yes, this is absolute BS. The bill reads like Nancy Pelosi's Christmas wish list.

46 posted on 12/21/2020 10:24:40 AM PST by ETCM
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I wanted a pony !


47 posted on 12/21/2020 10:47:26 AM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thank you President Donald Trump. You opened a lot of eyes to our corrupt government.


48 posted on 12/21/2020 10:57:26 AM PST by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Open the economy, give the vaccine to those over 75 with co-morbidities. That’s a stimulus.


49 posted on 12/21/2020 10:59:24 AM PST by 1Old Pro ( )
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To: ETCM; null and void; aragorn; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; blueyon; ...
From # 42:

Billions going to gay causes and the arts, and blm involved curriculums and causes, and welfare and government programs for illegals and imported immigrants

How about this little tidbit:

Couples who include an immigrant without a Green Card would also qualify for the checks, a provision that is retroactive to the CARES Act, the summary said.

So, not only will illegals and their children get a $600 check, but they will get another $1200/$500 check from the original CARES Act.

The Dems found a way to give the unspent CARES Act money to their illegal voters.

Here in CA, illegals already received an "extra" $500 check that legal immigrants and citizens didn't.

50 posted on 12/21/2020 11:20:29 AM PST by LucyT
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To: CodeToad

That isn’t help as they don’t have the money, they’re simply printing the money and weakening US currency.


52 posted on 12/21/2020 11:22:39 AM PST by Vision (Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Bob434

Isn’t it great?

I can’t see this going over well with anyone regardless of political affiliations. It’s going to be we the people time pretty soon.


53 posted on 12/21/2020 11:31:02 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Most will go to their cronies.

I sense Americans are at the tipping point. They have had all they can take of these political grifters.


54 posted on 12/21/2020 11:31:05 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Engedi

That’s about 2400 each and some change.


55 posted on 12/21/2020 11:32:15 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Bulwyf; All

80 billion for Harvard.

Isn’t that special?


56 posted on 12/21/2020 11:34:33 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

Oh Ya. I suppose they are not charging enough to cover expenses and to make a profit. They should just charge more. That will solve all their troubles.

They probably wanted that 80mil to be able to help students be enrolled that otherwise wouldn’t have a hope.

OK, I’m done for my comedy routine today.


57 posted on 12/21/2020 11:37:29 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: GOPJ

Most of it, it looks like.🤔


58 posted on 12/21/2020 11:39:06 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Then the governors should be paying it out of their own pockets.


59 posted on 12/21/2020 11:40:45 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: ETCM

The president should veto the bill.


60 posted on 12/21/2020 11:44:46 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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