{"id":14096,"date":"2020-05-12T18:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=14096"},"modified":"2020-05-12T18:13:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:13:16","slug":"this-is-how-the-democrats-are-bankrupting-the-country-and-stealing-taxpayers-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=14096","title":{"rendered":"This is how the Democrats are bankrupting the country and stealing taxpayer&#8217;s money"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>House Dems Introduce $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill; McConnell Slams As &#8220;Another Big Laundry List&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will unveil the Democrats&#8217; latest attempt to &#8216;never let a good crisis go to waste&#8217; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/12\/coronavirus-updates-house-democrats-unveil-3-trillion-relief-bill.html\"><em>CNBC<\/em><\/a>, party leaders are set to vote on the more than 1,800 page package on Friday, as well as a plan to allow for proxy voting during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=HGqXiCwH\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=HGqXiCwH\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=ZGUDuBFv 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=ZGUDuBFv 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=ZGUDuBFv 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=ZGUDuBFv 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=ZGUDuBFv 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg?itok=HGqXiCwH 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/pelosi%20jacked_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"8f4e8c79-8643-41b7-8687-52bc7729edf2\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A summary via\u00a0<em>CNBC<\/em>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly $1 trillion in relief or state and local governments<\/li>\n<li>A second round of direct payments of $1,200 per person, and up to $6,000 for a household<\/li>\n<li>About $200 billion for hazard pay for essential workers who face heightened health risks during the crisis<\/li>\n<li>$75 billion for coronavirus testing and contact tracing\u00a0\u2014 a key effort to restart businesses<\/li>\n<li>An extension of the $600 per week federal unemployment insurance benefit through January (the provision approved in March is set to expire after July)<\/li>\n<li>$175 billion in rent, mortgage and utility assistance<\/li>\n<li>Subsidies and a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period to people who lose their employer-sponsored health coverage<\/li>\n<li>More money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including a 15% increase in the maximum benefit<\/li>\n<li>Measures designed to buoy small businesses and help them keep employees on payroll, such as $10 billion in emergency disaster assistance grants and a strengthened employee retention tax credit<\/li>\n<li>Money for election safety during the pandemic and provisions to make voting by mail easier<\/li>\n<li>Relief for the U.S. Postal Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taragolshan\/status\/1260258180875026436\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like Pelosi&#39;s idea to roll back the SALT cap made it into the bill. (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielmarans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danielmarans<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4pQRRgmg9\">pic.twitter.com\/r4pQRRgmg9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tara Golshan (@taragolshan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taragolshan\/status\/1260258180875026436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new stimulus package will eclipse the $2.2 trillion legislation passed in late March &#8211; which was the largest emergency spending measure in US history. It comes amid an unemployment rate not seen since the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<p>That said,\u00a0<strong>there&#8217;s virtually no chance of it gaining traction in the Senate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is unclear when both Democrats and Republicans would sign off on a proposal for more relief, as the GOP downplays the need to spend more federal money on a rescue bill now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in constant communication with the White House.\u00a0<strong>If we decide to go forward, we will go forward together<\/strong>,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Republican added that he does not believe\u00a0<strong>\u201cwe have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately.\u201d He said \u201cthat time could develop, but I don\u2019t think it has yet.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/12\/coronavirus-updates-house-democrats-unveil-3-trillion-relief-bill.html\"><em>CNBC<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell called the Democrats&#8217; Tuesday package &#8220;<strong>another big laundry list of priorities.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pelosi&#39;s wish list bill is a nightmare scenario for voter fraud (and federalism).<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory early voting for every state. <\/p>\n<p>Mandatory mail-in ballots for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Voter ID and witness requirements prohibited for voting by mail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQ2Vc55zcl\">pic.twitter.com\/sQ2Vc55zcl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateOnTheHill\/status\/1260266627943354368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/bailout\/house-dems-introduce-3-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill-mcconnell-slams-another-big-laundry\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/bailout\/house-dems-introduce-3-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill-mcconnell-slams-another-big-laundry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Dems Introduce $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill; McConnell Slams As &#8220;Another Big Laundry List&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}