Members make bipartisan push for cash stimulus

By artappraiser on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 8:51pm |

call your rep ASAP, especially if it's a Republican! (found via retweet by Andrew Yang)

House members make bipartisan push for cash stimulus payments to COVID-weary Americans https://t.co/H3kqgb5khD
— Kadia Goba (@kadiagoba) December 8, 2020

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https://www.axios.com/members-make-bipartisan-push-for-cash-stimulus-224dd63c-2ecd-410c-8cd9-af06da61712f.html

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GO, RUN WITH IT while he's thinking that will help his rep!

Trump backs new stimulus checks amid Hawley push https://t.co/C2Ga5n5SJK
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 9:09pm

Excellent! Finally some unity. Against Mitch McConnell, the last remaining turtle of the prehistoric age.

Hawley is also fantastic. He is an idea machine. He has expressed willingness to work with people like AOC as well.

Although, to be frank and honest, not everyone is a fan.

by Orion on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 10:26pm

Rep. Katie Porter wants everyone possible to know a particular point about the stimulus bill:

We should prioritize workers, not large corporations. Yet, Mitch McConnell is fighting tooth and nail to let corporations off the hook if their workers get COVID-19 on the job, and he’s holding pandemic relief hostage at the expense of millions in the process. (1/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020

McConnell is claiming this policy is to help small businesses, but there’s already an existing legal standard to protect businesses that are acting reasonably: negligence. The Senate wants to wipe this away and let corporations off the hook for endangering workers. (2/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020

The reality is that corporate immunity would give companies the green light to put profits before people. We’ve already seen evidence of this life-threatening behavior, including right here in Orange County. (3/5)https://t.co/noA8IZj62r
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020

46 workers got sick following a COVID-19 outbreak at an @ATT call center in our district. Two tragically passed away, but AT&T took no responsibility and failed to answer my questions about how they’d improve. (4/5)https://t.co/8Q77sORsr1
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020

Mitch McConnell’s plan would let @ATT and other corporations get away with failing to protect their workers—and frankly, our entire community—during a public health emergency. It’s immoral, and we can’t stand for it. (5/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 10:07pm

Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders have joined up to try to get working families some cash:

I’ll say again, working families ought to be FIRST for #COVID19 relief, not last. That’s why I’ve joined ⁦@SenSanders⁩ in legislation to provide direct assistance to every working family that needs it. The Senate must vote on this before Christmas pic.twitter.com/gzokNoLZOv
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 7:02pm

Tremendous increases in shoplifting food -- including bread, pasta, and baby formula -- amid an explosion in hunger in America

By @abhabhattarai @hannah_denham1 https://t.co/rNKIWmZ9Ep
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) December 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 12:42am

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