We heard a lot from Congressional Democrats that President Trump did not act fast enough to provide the coronavirus relief that was needed to save small businesses. That means that now that Democrats have control of all three branches of government, we can expect swift action, right? Well, not so fast.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Ed Morrissey at Hot Air<\/a> posted an article with the following headline, “Wait, what happened to \u201cno time to waste\u201d on \u201cimmediate relief\u201d? Dems to send Biden a COVID relief bill in \u2026 March.”<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n …The Biden administration has already sent its proposal to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer<\/a>. Supposedly, that\u2019s part of their\u00a0ready on Day One<\/em> agenda. Not that it\u00a0had<\/em> to be, since we just passed a trillion-dollar relief package less than four weeks ago. However, Democrats ever since have complained that it was insufficient, and those insufficiencies amounted to a crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n CNet followed up this morning<\/strong><\/a> by reading tea leaves in Schumer\u2019s floor speech yesterday. What has become a \u201clittle clearer,\u201d as CNet puts it, are Schumer\u2019s priorities \u2014 and right now Donald Trump is Priority One:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now that Joe Biden has been officially sworn in as US president, his framework for a $1.9 trillion stimulus package has taken on a new, official gravity. When could it pass, and when could the IRS send the third stimulus check, which Biden has proposed for up to $1,400 per qualified adult? The answers became a little clearer on Tuesday, after incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reaffirmed his agenda for the new Senate.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOver the next several weeks, the Senate must accomplish three essential items: A second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The confirmation of President Biden\u2019s cabinet and other key officials. And legislation to provide much-needed, almost desperately needed COVID relief,\u201d Schumer said from the Senate floor. \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Right now, Biden\u2019s stimulus proposal is just that \u2014 a framework. It will have to begin to transforming into a law, with all the legal language that can come under extraordinary scrutiny and debate. We know that Biden\u2019s first 10 days in office will focus on a raft of executive actions. Biden can\u2019t send stimulus checks by executive order.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a Jan. 19 newsletter from Punchbowl News, a Capitol Hill-based publication founded in January by former Politico journalists: \u201cHouse Democrats now tell us they are aiming to pass Joe Biden\u2019s massive Covid relief package by late February or early March, according to multiple sources involved in the effort.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n So it’s more important to impeach a President who is no longer in office than to provide relief for Americans dealing with the coronavirus. Way to go, Democrats. If 2022 is an honest election, many of you may be looking for jobs in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We heard a lot from Congressional Democrats that President Trump did not act fast enough to provide the coronavirus relief that was needed to save small businesses. That means that now that Democrats have control of all three branches of … Continue reading