McConnell dangles aid to states -- with a catch
Source: Politico
Mitch McConnell is open to cutting a deal to provide reeling states and cities with relief during the pandemic-fueled recession. But it will come at a price.
In an interview on Monday, the Senate majority leader said its highly likely the next coronavirus response bill will aid local governments whose budgets have been decimated by lockdowns and now face spiraling deficits. But to unlock that money, McConnell also wants Congress to limit the liabilities of health care workers, business owners and employees from lawsuits as they reopen in the coming weeks and months.
We probably will do another bill. What Im saying is it wont just be about money, McConnell said. The next pandemic coming will be the lawsuit pandemic in the wake of this one. So we need to prevent that now when we have the opportunity to do it.
In acknowledging that states like New York and New Jersey can count on more federal aid in the next massive relief bill, the Kentucky Republican is cracking the door to an agreement with congressional Democrats after taking a hard line with his recent suggestion that states go the bankruptcy route.
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)and a few others it's been feeding off of.
Not all of it, we're not that greedy or mean, just half of it, with the admission that it is a failure as a state.
ancianita
(36,133 posts)Tell Mitch to pay back its welfare FIRST, THEN the blue states will consider.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Yes, KY gets a lot more bucks from the Federal Government than they pay in taxes. But you think that somehow it gets spent on its citizens?? It gets funneled to Moscow Mitch's buddies, like big coal and his Father In Law's shipping company. It sure as hell doesn't make it to us normal humans.
So we are working as hard as we can to get rid of the Moscow Mule and put a Democrat in his place. And here's an interesting side note. Amy McGrath, who is running against him and is a retired Marine Fighter Pilot is out raising McConnell for campaign funding and is getting it from mostly grass roots. People are getting fed up with Trump, appreciate the job our Governor is doing, and is sick of Mitch!
So, if you want tax dollars back, make damn sure they come our of McConnell's pockets and not mine!
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)If we could only cut off Mitch's state's welfare and then use it as a bargaining tool. I bet he would capitulate then and we could get something done.
Those welfare Kings. What are you going to do? They do fall into the "worst states" categories, though. Is it a coincidence?
No more welfare for Kentucky. Let them file bankruptcy
bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)This is quasi dictatorship. 'Do this or get nothing.'
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)start running some wicked commercials aimed at McConnell, here in Kentucky.
Why does everyone think hes a lock? Hes not well liked here, well by humans who vote. Business are a different matter.
It might not cost much. Or, get a 3rd party republican like, candidates. Im not sure when the cut off is, but please someone try.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)stepping up to the plate..........A couple of billion would buy an infinite number of ads in Kentucky. Put them on Fox.
When a billionaire who is worth 60 billion......hell a billion is nothing to them......
Maybe they talk big, but in the end, they got a huge huge huge tax break from the Republicans.....
CrispyQ
(36,509 posts)including one who said he'd use his money to help the party even if he didn't get the nom.
I remember that guy saying that. He dropped out of the race and we haven't heard much from him since.......
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Has never won an election but by a small margin. This time Heis runnng against a true hero.
standingtall
(2,787 posts)even though Obama lost Kentucky by 16 points. So if it's close this time hopefully Mitch will be on the losing end.
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)There is a woman running against Jim Jordan.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)will lose if PUTIN has anything to do with it......
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Indykatie
(3,697 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)a right nasty bitch.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)This time they think that we will have short memories and that we are to let by-gone- be by-gone.................they keep forgetting one tinnie winnie little thing.......Impeachment......................and they put power over country, and this exposes them for what they are, fakes............ and I for one am going to wear my mask, gloves, tyvek suit to vote these jerks out, this election cycle and the next and the next.................and they haven't seen karma, until they do the frog walk.............and its going to be a bitch for them.......
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)And most blackmailers go to jail.................and he and others including his wife will be doing the frog walk.......I am going to make sure that my vote does this, they put power over country.................
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)True Blue American
(17,988 posts)The Constitution when he refused Obamas pick to the Court. He is loathsome.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)He thinks the masses forgot............we have been waiting for this year for a long time............and he is despicable............
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Trump is out there every day, bragging, belittling, whining. The average person has a different view of his reality loonies. Those who love wrestling matchs.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Squeaky41
(164 posts)Make it so states only get back what they pay.in.
ancianita
(36,133 posts)How they THEN operate without blue state bailouts every year.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)It's the massive amount of money congress allocates to Military Manufacturers in each state........Just look at the Defense budget and you get an idea of how much is up for grabs.......
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Oh the horror!!!
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)paying State Income Taxes. Many don't, and they're subsidized by the Blue States that DO pay State Income Taxes. That burns my ass to no end. Talk about an uneven playing field.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)they eliminate as many local and state taxes as they can because they know they can get the blue states that do have those taxes will help them makeup the shortfall via the federal tax revenue that the welfare red states are sponging off of.
So really when we regain the Senate we should cut the Republican welfare red states off at the knees by cutting federal aid to them down to 1/5 what it currently is so they can pull on their big boy pants and pay for their own shit for a change rather than sponging off other states.
Hugin
(33,198 posts)Eh, Moscow Mitch?
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)Employers would have little to none obligation to provide a safe workplace.
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)graft, corruption, and treason and imprison him?
TiberiusB
(490 posts)The best guess would be this concession includes any lawsuits against companies that are already violating safety standards. Then, of course, there will be the companies that violate the standards as the restrictions are slowly lifted.
In short, I'd guess it's a ban on any Corona virus linked litigation. Period.
Come on, it's the GOP.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Mitch doesn't want businesses to be liable for putting their employees in harm's way. Otherwise, businesses might not reopen until there's a vaccine or enough testing, which won't happen for months. And Mitch doesn't want to pay people to stay home like other countries are doing, so he is basically forcing people to risk infection at work or starve.
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Gave to Ky.? Start there.
TiberiusB
(490 posts)I'm sure they are all compromised in that regard. The corruption is so blatant and pervasive, I don't know how people still vote for them. I'm not sure what the end game is, but it's coming up fast, and I hope the Democrats are prepared to do more than issue stern rebukes. I'm not advocating a particular solution, but it should be abundantly clear that the survival of this country as a Democratic Republic is of no concern to the GOP and their international mobster associates.
crickets
(25,983 posts)The rest is just window dressing.
Wash. state Desk Jet
(3,426 posts)KPN
(15,650 posts)rescue their hard-scammed fortunes. Fuck them all, the evil frigging bastards,
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)He can control the Senate calendar, but he no longer has complete control over his caucus. Pelosi and Schumer will negotiate directly with Mnuchin et al, come up with an acceptable bill that Trump will endorse. Once he does that, all the Senate Rs will fall in line behind Trump.
I will say that I've seen a few ads locally from the personal injury type lawfirms advertising for clients who may have contracted cv19 at work.
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Mnuchin has taken Mitchs place. He is cut out of negotiations. All he can do is whine.
Trump is happy to take credit for Mnuchin and Nancy work.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)nt
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Mark Rubin had this to say on Fox Business Insider. I was flipping channels, decided to listen.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-cuban-infrastructure-2-0-plan-after-coronavirus
Kaiserguy
(740 posts)be allowed to blackmail anyone. That is not how it works. The Republicans Party has no right to take the American people hostage and hold them for ransom and that is how this should be framed.
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Fall apart at the seams,too. His Grim Reaper remark started him on the path to irrelevant.
DBoon
(22,397 posts)We will cut off your unemployment
We will force you back to work
It is your problem if you get sick and die
That's how "we" treated slaves. That is how you deserve to be treated.
MissMillie
(38,578 posts)That's exactly what this is and Speaker Pelosi should call him out on it.
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)his money to dangle for eff sake