Good grief…
At this point, it looks like Pelosi and Schumer are just purposefully trying to see small businesses crash and burn.
They’ve been yabbering on about stalling the increase in stimulus funds for small businesses affected by COVID-19, but as of today, they’ve made an official statement on how and why they’re opposing helping these Americans in need.
“We have real problems facing this country, and it’s time for the Republicans to quit the political posturing by proposing bills they know will not pass either chamber and get serious and work with us towards a solution,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in a statement Monday.
Democrats are also demanding money in the small business fund be set aside specifically for small businesses that have traditionally had difficulty obtaining loans.
“These are commonsense policies that everyone, Democrats and Republicans, can get behind,” House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat, said on C-SPAN Monday. “I hope that Republicans will come to their senses and move this package at once.”
Republicans accuse Democrats of blocking a critical bill with unnecessary spending. The $150 billion in funding for state and local governments, as well as $117 billion for hospitals that was provided in a $2.2 trillion measure signed into law on March 28, has yet to run out, they said. [Washington Examiner]
Do they really think this decision is going to end well?
I can’t foresee there’s any sane person who would…
This piece was written by Sophie O’Hara on April 13, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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