And there you have it. The real reason Mitch McConnell opposes another big stimulus:
"Above all, Republicans fretted that a vote on such a package could interfere with their hasty timetable for confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett by early next week."https://t.co/KDPvi78t7L
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 21, 2020
I keep starting threads about the stimulus talks, but #MoscowMitch and the rest of the GOP Death Cult keep shifting their goalposts. So the Repubs won’t negotiate and Squatter-in-Chief is worthless, but at least Speaker Pelosi and Money-Head Mnuchin are still talking, per Bloomberg:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made further progress on a coronavirus stimulus package Wednesday, according to Pelosi’s office, but Senate Republicans continued to raise objections.
“Today’s conversation brings us closer to being able to put pen to paper to write legislation,” Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill tweeted after the two negotiators held a 48-minute call Wednesday. “With the exchange of legislative language, we are better prepared to reach compromise on several priorities.”
The two negotiators will talk again Thursday, Hammill said. With the timeframe becoming ever more compressed, both sides on Wednesday floated the potential for final votes after Election Day. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the economy and markets would still benefit from the announcement of a deal between the administration and the House in the next two weeks…
It’s still not clear whether a deal can be reached. Meadows complained that it’s the administration that’s “advancing this negotiation further and further to Nancy Pelosi’s side of the ledger.” The speaker has made only “small” concessions, he said…
“There will be a bill. The question is: is it in time to pay the November rent — my goal — or will it be shortly after,” Pelosi said on MSNBC. “I want people to know that help is on its way. It will be bigger. It will be better. And it will be retroactive.”…
Helping the most vulnerable members of our communities isn’t only the compassionate thing to do — it is the best way to protect the economy as the fight to defeat the coronavirus moves forward. #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/FC2sOYH6MC
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 20, 2020
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