The Real Reason Why 40 Republicans Voted Against the Second Coronavirus Bill pjmedia.com/trending/the-r… #NewsandPolitics via @pjmedia_com
"Should the bill pass, businesses would be federally required to provide seven days of paid sick leave—with or without a pandemic.
This provision has little relevance to addressing coronavirus and much more to do with leveraging the crisis to prop up policies popular within the Democratic Party," @billybinion says. "That couldn't be more clear in the legislation's stalking component.”
Specifically, “should someone need to miss work due to an instance pertaining to stalking, domestic violence, or sexual assault, or should an employee need to help a friend going through such an event, a private business would be federally required to provide paid sick leave."
.@replouiegohmert: “I got a bill around about 9 pm or so, I was told it was the most recent draft. I got through it in time to have a number of questions," but then the vote was rushed. I get a copy of the bill we were gonna vote on and get it right before the buzzer goes off."
"This is no way to handle something so important," Gohmert insisted. "Questions I couldn’t get answered are going to put people out of business. This is no way to handle billions & billions of $ when we are trying to help people...we don’t even know” if we will help or hurt them.
.@RepJimBanks: "While there are some good things in the bill, we don't know the final price tag. Some language will mean major harm for small businesses and our economy...it greases the skids for massive bailout packages for industries forced to implement these costly policies.”
Our national debt is nearing $23.5 trillion--our children's generation can't afford it," he added. "Congress should have stuck with writing a narrow bill that ensures testing availability and support for American families directly affected by COVID-19.”
“Instead, it chose to radically expand the welfare state and set the scene for future spending."
