{"id":38457,"date":"2020-03-23T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38457"},"modified":"2020-03-23T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:07:54","slug":"the-effort-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38457","title":{"rendered":"The Effort Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just The News<\/a> posted an article today about Congress’ continued effort to pass legislation that will help Americans cope with the financial fallout from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The Senate on Monday afternoon resumes efforts to pass a trillion-dollar spending bill to help the country survive the severe economic impact of the coronavirus, following a failed vote Sunday that has put financial markets on edge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The measure in the GOP-controlled chamber failed to get 60 votes to begin debate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The failed vote has resulted in Democrats and Republicans blaming each other, with the virus rapidly spreading and threatening to inflict severe damage on the U.S. economy \u2013 from large-scale unemployment to a recession to businesses across the country shuttering.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the failed vote pointed his finger at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe House speaker showed up, and we\u2019re back to square one,\u201d the Kentucky Republican said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he and fellow Democrats didn\u2019t provide McConnell with enough votes to pass the bill in large part because, he argued, the money to help corporations doesn\u2019t have enough restrictions and because of the lack of money for state and local governments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spending measure \u2013 now projected at more than $1.5 trillion \u2013 failed Sunday on a 47-47 vote. Five GOP senators are in coronavirus quarantine, making passage of the bill even more difficult for McConnell.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this point, Congress does not represent the American people and is not acting in their behalf. It is time to withhold the salaries of Congress and all Congressional employees until a relief bill for ordinary Americans is passed. If the American people are not being helped in this crisis, Congress should not be paid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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