Dems Say They’ll Hold Vote On $2,000 Checks Monday As GOP Rejects First Attempt | Talking Points Memo

Congressional Republicans on Thursday rejected Democrats’ initial attempt to bump up direct relief checks to $2,000 in response to President Donald Trump’s demands. 


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Nancy‘s got her shiv out again…

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“I never thought he would eat my face!”

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The Xmas surprise is roasting in Mitch’s oven. Nancy will baste it for him. Wonder what the New Year’s surprise will be.

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He’s the anti-Santa Claus, pardoning the naughty and depriving the hungry of needed relief, in a Scrooge-like manner. Now who hates Christmas?

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Republicans in disarray -I love it.

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OT

Arizona. Come for Grand Canyon! Stay for the colorful fascists!

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It’s tough to be between your monster and the peasants with torches and pitch forks.

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Fat Nixon certainly revived the coal industry.

Lots of GOP stockings to fill this year. And every year til they’re out of power.

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Why didn’t the president say this before?” outgoing Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said in a radio interview Wednesday. “Why did his administration say it had to be $600? They were the ones driving this.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/20/trump-economic-stimulus-pelosi/

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Sorry Nancy, the idiot’s out swinging his club, not interested in this, but perhaps there will be 50 tweets when he returns to Mar la Gogo. Rethugs in horrible disarray.

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Nancy wants to ensure that GOP members have to vote multiple times against the 2K. Looking forward to an incisive remark from Gym.

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The stakes for 14 million people are high if Trump refuses to sign or vetoes the current bill. There is not much time. Trump and Republicans are monsters.

🚨🚨🚨14 million Americans could lose unemployment benefits on December 26 if the $900bn relief package isn't finalized

9.3 million are on "PUA" (for gig workers/self employed)
4.8 million are on "PEUC" (for long-term unemployed)

Both PUA & PEUC will end on December 26. pic.twitter.com/eYNztmysI3

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 23, 2020
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Electoral grandstanding, playing up the the political favor Trump just gave. Did the Democrats ever propose $2000 — or would they have?

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I got Georgia on my mind …

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This late in the game and the treason party still doesn’t understand who/what they let run free in the WH? I know they can’t feel shame, but shit, boys, it’s embarrassing.

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Congressional Republicans were stabbed in the back by Trump. Now the Democrats have kicked them while they are down. Love it.

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You know, I think this is another bizarre type of quid pro quo, but this time BLOTUS is delivering the quo — namely, “you guys are giving up and accepting Biden, so screw you” on the way out the door…

And the cherry on top is him throwing red meat to his base saying, see, you should have just stuck with me, I’d have taken better care of you.

That he would be handing Nancy massive PR leverage wasn’t on his radar — he’s incapable of longer term thinking. Shooting from the hip means sometimes you get hit by the ricochet.

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Nah, I think Trump was just a pedophilic, baby-eating Satanist all along.

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They did in May. Does that count?

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