Re:Nancy Pelosi Says House Will Pass Coronavirus Bill with F...
by mikestew on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:21PM
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By packing so much social assistance into the bill, the House is going to create serious problems with getting it through the Senate.
It could be seen as a political gamble that even Mitch McConnell doesn't want to be seen as that much of a monster, as one who turns away furloughed and quarantined workers from assistance.
Or it could be seen simply as "being a human being with some compassion".
Or it could be seen as, "doesn't make much sense for free testing if people are going to lose their homes if they test positive". I'm going with the last one. Free tests to see if I'm still employable or not? Yeah, that's a hard pass from me, I've got kids to feed.
It could be seen as a political gamble that even Mitch McConnell doesn't want to be seen as that much of a monster, as one who turns away furloughed and quarantined workers from assistance.
Or it could be seen simply as "being a human being with some compassion".
Or it could be seen as, "doesn't make much sense for free testing if people are going to lose their homes if they test positive". I'm going with the last one. Free tests to see if I'm still employable or not? Yeah, that's a hard pass from me, I've got kids to feed.