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Senator Barrasso Weighs In on COVID Relief Bill
U.S. Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming appeared on “Meet the Press” over the weekend to discuss his opposition to the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that was passed by the Senate on Saturday.
The House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill early this week so that President Biden can sign it before the unemployment benefits end on Sunday. The bill passed by the Senate over the weekend includes an extension through September 6 of the $300 a week boost to unemployment benefits and direct payments to most Americans in the amount of $1,400.
Fred Osborn
March 9, 2021 at 7:25 am
Seems you had no problem going along with tax breaks for the wealthy and corporate giveaways instigated by trump.Pot calling the kettle black…again.
Harriett Oleson
March 9, 2021 at 8:15 am
Trump dogma– which ignores the 2017 1.9 TRILLON dollar tax cut they made for their Rich donors and Corporations. A tax cut that did absolutely nothing to boost the US economy. What’s that old saying ? Oh Yeah, something about both sides of your mouth.
Dennis West
March 9, 2021 at 8:25 am
Can’t believe a word this guy says. Under tutelage of McConnell, he was more than willing to be quiet during the attempt to subvert a peaceful democratic transfer of power – so the repubs could hold on to the money, power, and privilege. Oh yeah, remember how the tax cuts would pay for themselves? Can’t believe a word this guy says – and no honor either.
Thomas Jones
March 9, 2021 at 8:54 am
The bill also bails out Frisco and NYs huge debts….Nancy and Chucks realms.
Had you fought to expose the massive 2020 election fraud, John, this wouldnt be an issue.
Harriett Oleson
March 9, 2021 at 10:02 am
What election Fraud???? Where is the Proof???? The is no Proof, except rumors made up by and for the “Great Tweeter”. 50 state election boards “blue & Red”, certified the election results, there were 11+ law suits thrown out courts for lack of evidence, some of those judges were Trump appointees, the Supreme court refused to hear the question even though it is Trump packed. The US senate accepted the results, even in the face of a Trump incited-terrorist led, invasion of our hallowed halls of the US Capitol. Have you really thought this “Big Lie” of fraud though? If we persist in this ridiculous Trump Lie then NO election in the future, regardless of who wins, can have the voter confidence. Why should voters even waste their time voting because “all elections would Rigged”. Every loser could claim fraud, recounts on Every Election from Mayor to President, the very foundation of our democracy “the vote” would be gone. Thomas, I have been and still am a Wyoming born Republican for over 70 years but Trump is NOT a Republican, his LIES are a Threat to our freedoms and our great country.
Thomas Jones
March 10, 2021 at 9:30 am
Keep clinging to your MSM propaganda and DNC religion. Perhaps you should watch the hours of fraud hearings from the MI, GA, PA, AZ, and WI state senate and house committees where hundreds of whistleblowers testified under oath and signed affidavits available on youtube. Look up the forensic results from a MI county dominion tabulator. That case is still going on.
So which Trump lies have endangered our freedoms???
Harriett Oleson
March 10, 2021 at 12:29 pm
Not sure what MSM & DNC means, no need to explain it either, since it means something to you. Hours of hearings huh, {which I doubt you watched} somebody just told you they happened. Was it just another Trumpy Bear TV “reality show” or made up by the Right Wing press, or they were maybe similar to The Joe McCarthy Senate hearings who found Commies in every movie and under every bed. Course there wasn’t any Commies. How do you explain that Trump’s {loyal without question} toady Attorney General Bill Barr, said there wasn’t any evidence of Fraud. Oh Well I am sure I am wasting my time, Trump worshipers think his tweets are cut in stone tablets, brought down from Trump tower. To answer your question, just about everything about Trump endangers this country, example– His incitement of the invasion of the Capitol.
Dennis West
March 9, 2021 at 12:05 pm
man’s gonna believe what the man’s gonna believe. Don’t trouble him with facts. Of course, the stronger he believes the more true it is. Can you spell gullible? Good non-thinking!
Cindy Livingston
March 9, 2021 at 9:13 am
I am truly disappointed that all they will tell people about is the roughly 9% of this bill that the people will see. Do they really think that is all we care about? I would like to hear more about what else they stuffed into this bill to try to pass it unseen. Do people realize that they wanted the entire US tax payers to fund a bridge and a tunnel on top of what the Fed sends to NY and CA Department of Transportation? Do people realize that the school funding in this bill is earmarked for 2022 and 2023? Who in their right mind borrows money and pays interest on it for 2 years before they slated to spend it? Schools have the funding from the last bill that is still sitting there unspent. The American taxpayers are paying this outrageous bill and we deserve to know where every penny is going.
Charles Cole
March 9, 2021 at 9:57 am
This outrageous “bill” is what happens when Democrat big spenders, aided and enabled by DC swamp rat “Republicans,” make use of so-called “Omnibus spending bills.” Rather than vote on the former 12 self-standing appropriations bills each year, they just load all their pork and “earmark” goodies into one huge bill. It’s clever because such omnibus bills almost always contain some good provisions which every sane person would support such as is often the case with the Defense Appropriations Bill. Since the goodies are baked into the omnibus cake, if Congress defeats or if the president vetoes it, the good parts are also lost. It’s “all or nothing.” Nothing could have been further from the original constitutional intent. But, what the heck, we’re now only about $25 TRILLION in operational debt with unfunded federal mandates of around $250 TRILLION stretching as far as the eye can see into the future. To update and paraphrase old Senator Dirkson’s adage: “A trillion here, and a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.
Fred Osborn
March 9, 2021 at 11:42 am
To borrow a quote from Simpson about “kicking the can down the road”…I recall that the repubs are very good at can kicking also.
Dennis West
March 9, 2021 at 12:13 pm
Hey Charlie – the repubs (remember party of the constitution, small government, fiscal responsibility, and staying out of people’s lives?} will help you out. Their tax cut (huge bill, not fully read or disclosed, written by “outsiders”) paid for itself, right? Be sure and support them next chance you get since you’re so wise. Though I hear that even pols of integrity might be lured to try and take over the government to stay in power. But of course, not repubs – our repubs – Barrasso and Lummis.