House Majority Approves $1.9 Trillion Virus Relief Bill in Early Win for Biden

[SummerMadness]

House Majority Approves $1.9 Trillion Virus Relief Bill in Early Win for Biden

House Democrats had enough votes on Wednesday to give final approval to President Biden’s sweeping, nearly $1.9 trillion stimulus package, as they acted over Republican opposition to push through an emergency pandemic aid plan that included a vast expansion of the country’s social safety net.

With votes still being cast, a majority of 217 lawmakers had voted to pass the measure and clear it for Mr. Biden’s signature, cementing one of the largest injections of federal aid since the Great Depression. Mr. Biden is expected to sign the bill Friday.

It would provide another round of direct payments for many Americans, an extension of federal jobless benefits and billions of dollars to distribute coronavirus vaccines and provide relief for schools, states, tribal governments and small businesses struggling during the pandemic.

The vote was the culmination of a swift push by Mr. Biden and Democrats, newly in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, to address the toll of the pandemic and begin putting in place their broader economic agenda. It includes a set of measures that is estimated to slash poverty by a third this year and potentially cut child poverty in half, including expansions of tax credits, food aid and rental and mortgage assistance.

 

[Isilwen]

Good news! Very good news!!

 

[grasping the after wind]

Good news! Very good news!!

If one considers being bankrupt a wonderful thing.

 

[Isilwen]

If one considers being bankrupt a wonderful thing.

Who's going bankrupt?

 

[SummerMadness]

If one considers being bankrupt a wonderful thing.

Right, because when it's giving a tax cut that goes to corporations and the wealthy based on the pipe dream of improving an already strong economy at full employment, it's good policy. However, whenever something is done to help the average American, it's time to talk about debt and deficits while people are hurting. This argument is tired.

 

[Ringo84]

The only thing I don't like (this isn't a criticism aimed at Summer) is the partisan framing: "big win for Biden". This isn't a win for Biden, but the American people, many of whom are desperately in need of help.
Ringo

 

[SummerMadness]

The only thing I don't like (this isn't a criticism aimed at Summer) is the partisan framing: "big win for Biden". This isn't a win for Biden, but the American people, many of whom are desperately in need of help.
Ringo

Agreed, I just grabbed the headline. They should also simply say, Democrats approve the $1.9 trillion relief bill instead of simply saying House Majority. Republicans are hoping people do not remember this next year and will likely chair for any failure. Cheering failure while leaning hard into culture wars will likely be their strategy for the midterms next year.

 

[Ringo84]

Agreed, I just grabbed the headline. They should also simply say, Democrats approve the $1.9 trillion relief bill instead of simply saying House Majority. Republicans are hoping people do not remember this next year and will likely chair for any failure. Cheering failure while leaning hard into culture wars will likely be their strategy for the midterms next year.

Sadly, whining about Dr. Sess and Mr and Mrs. Potato Head seems to be all they have left.
Ringo

 

[Hammster]

What a waste of my great-grandchildren’s money.

 

[Ringo84]

But not tax cuts for billionaires, of course. No, those were necessary while direct stimulus going to Americans is bad....for reasons.
Ringo

 

[Hammster]

But not tax cuts for billionaires, of course. No, those were necessary while direct stimulus going to Americans is bad....for reasons.
Ringo

Stimulus? That’s funny stuff right there. What exactly is being stimulated?

 

[Ringo84]

Stimulus? That’s funny stuff right there. What exactly is being stimulated?

Americans who will be receiving $1,400 for one thing.

There's also this: https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1369667607020924936 (for analysis, click on the link in the tweet).
Ringo

 

[Hammster]

Americans who will be receiving $1,400 for one thing.

There's also this: https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1369667607020924936 (for analysis, click on the link in the tweet).
Ringo

We could have just lifted all COVID restrictions and then we wouldn’t have to borrow from our grandchildren.

 

[SummerMadness]

We could have just lifted all COVID restrictions and then we wouldn’t have to borrow from our grandchildren.

Lifting all restrictions is a foolish idea, but those that are willfully ignorant of science have been pushing this idea.

 

[Ringo84]

Far safer and more "stimulating" to give people direct payments as the vaccination push (against that "hoax" that's already killed 500K Americans) continue.
Ringo

 

[Hammster]

Lifting all restrictions is a foolish idea, but those that are willfully ignorant of science have been pushing this idea.

Just the opposite.

Mask Facts - The Model Health Show

Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence.

 

[SummerMadness]

Forget the anti-mask garbage being spouted here, the claim made was to lift all restrictions as if restrictions only involve wearing a mask. If you want to spout pseudoscience, then take it elsewhere, start your own thread. Otherwise, the news is about the pandemic relief bill, which Democrats passed to help all Americans.

 

[Hammster]

Forget the anti-mask garbage being spouted here, the claim made was to lift all restrictions as if restrictions only involve wearing a mask. If you want to spout pseudoscience, then take it elsewhere, start your own thread. Otherwise, the news is about the pandemic relief bill, which Democrats passed to help all Americans.

I was talking about the bill. The reason we “need” it is because of all the leaders who wouldn’t trust the real science, and shut down most of the economy. But we really don’t need it. We need the country to open back up.

 

[Isilwen]

Forget the anti-mask garbage being spouted here, the claim made was to lift all restrictions as if restrictions only involve wearing a mask. If you want to spout pseudoscience, then take it elsewhere, start your own thread. Otherwise, the news is about the pandemic relief bill, which Democrats passed to help all Americans.

I agree, it is indeed anti-mask garbage!

 

[Isilwen]

[Staff Edit]

How well do face masks protect against coronavirus? - Mayo Clinic

Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus | UC San Francisco (ucsf.edu)

Face masks: what the data say (nature.com)

Do I need to post more?