[AMV] #956 Lawyer up Donald!

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Op dinsdag 2 februari 2021 18:57 schreef la_perle_rouge het volgende:
Het ging om veel geld, zag ik al kokenderweg. Rare persco, de man van de taskforce sprak in beeld, vragen kwamen van mensen die je wel hoorde maar waarvan de naam op een effen olijfgroen beeld verscheen.
Fema zou het gaan betalen geloof ik.

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Op dinsdag 2 februari 2021 23:53 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Ze zetten er vaart achter zoals beloofd:

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:16 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Weet niet of dit nou zo'n goed idee is, Biden is hier volgens mij niet voor.

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President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Senate Democrats on Tuesday that a $618 billion pandemic-relief counterproposal by a group of 10 Senate Republicans falls far short of what’s needed to help stabilize the economy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.


Schumer also told reporters that both Biden and Yellen, in a phone call with all Democrats in the chamber, warned that the GOP plan would repeat the “mistake” of 2009, when economic stimulus failed to do enough for an economy struggling to recover from the global financial crisis.

“President Biden said he told Republicans he’s willing to make some modifications, but he’s very strong that the full American rescue plan get us through this crisis,” Schumer said. He added that Yellen said it “wasn’t close enough” to addressing the scale of the current crisis and doesn’t do enough to help working-class families.

Schumer also said that Biden is “totally on board with” the decision by Democratic congressional leaders to proceed with a budget plan that could enable a Democrat-only relief package in coming weeks or months. The Senate is set to vote Tuesday to take up the fiscal blueprint that kickstarts the process.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a separate briefing Tuesday that the administration’s stimulus target is still $1.9 trillion and that Biden views the GOP plan as too small. -- Laura Litvan

Bloomberg

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:18 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Jawel hoor, hij vindt het prima
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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:16 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Weet niet of dit nou zo'n goed idee is, Biden is hier volgens mij niet voor.

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:21 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Oh ok, dan was ik nog niet op de hoogte. Alsnog betekent het wel meteen het einde van het hele 'unity' gebeuren.

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:29 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Tja, dit plan heeft veel steun van kiezers blijkt uit peilingen en was een van de oorzaken van de overwinning in Georgia. En Biden zal niet de fout van 2009/10 willen herhalen door te lang te dralen rondom de GOP die de boel alleen maar wil vertragen en saboteren.

Dit is een enorme troefkaart om in het gevlei van Amerikanen te komen/blijven, die moeten de Democraten zo snel mogelijk uitspelen.

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:32 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Op zich eens, maar dit gaat in de toekomst door de Republikeinen in de Senaat zeker gebruikt worden om nee te zeggen tegen andere dingen.

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Op woensdag 3 februari 2021 00:32 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Op zich eens, maar dit gaat in de toekomst door de Republikeinen in de Senaat zeker gebruikt worden om nee te zeggen tegen andere dingen.

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Democrats won the Senate, but they're not in charge until the chamber's party leaders strike a power-sharing agreement.

A stalemate has prevented Democrats from taking control of key committees since the chamber is operating under the rules of the last Congress, when the GOP was in charge, delaying consideration of attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, who is expected to receive bipartisan support.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejected a Democratic request on Monday to schedule Garland's confirmation hearing on February 8, arguing that the Senate needs to focus on the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, which is set to start the following day.

The South Carolina Republican said in a letter that a "one-day hearing" was "insufficient," and noted that previous attorney general nominees received two-day hearings.

"When the Senate's focus is required to consider whether to bar a former president from being reelected, other business must stop," Graham wrote. "Proceeding with the confirmation of an attorney general and the impeachment of a former president at the same time would give neither the attention required."

Until Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer strike an agreement, Graham will continue to determine the panel's schedule rather than Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin. The party leaders could finalize a deal as soon as Tuesday; Graham said he guessed he'd be Judiciary Committee chairman for "another day or two."

McConnell declined Tuesday to comment on the topic. Party leaders are haggling over a final few points, including how to structure committee budgets, before finalizing the power-sharing agreement that will officially allow Democrats to take their chairmanships, according to Senate officials familiar with the talks. Democrats hold a majority in the 50-50 Senate because Vice President Kamala Harris has the power to break tie votes in the chamber.

The negotiations were held up for more than a week over a disagreement about whether Democrats had to promise in writing that they wouldn't blow up the filibuster. McConnell ended his request after moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said they had no plans to vote to eliminate the filibuster anytime soon.

Durbin blamed McConnell for the holdup and said he has "several options" to schedule Garland's hearing. He declined to provide details.

"I don't like any of them," he said. "I think February 8 is the best, fairest way to do it."

"Sorry to say that Judge Merrick Garland, who is a wonderful man, is going to retire the trophy for bad behavior by the United States Senate," he added, referring to how Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court was ignored by the GOP Senate majority in 2016.

Some Senate Republicans have indicated they would vote to confirm Garland, including McConnell, according to The New York Times.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday he's inclined to vote for Garland. He said he would support an "early" committee hearing and would "encourage" Graham to schedule one.

"I would support an early markup for Merrick Garland," Cornyn said. "I think he's not political, which is my number one criterion for the next attorney general."

Graham said he also liked Garland.

"I'll probably vote for him," said the senator.