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The Pork in the Wuhan Virus Bill

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi debuted a 1,120-page coronavirus rescue bill after Democrats tanked the Senate proposal on Sunday night.
    The bill includes a wish list of Democrats’ pet issues including:
    1. Increased fuel emission standards for airlines receiving funds and carbon offsets:(1) IN GENERAL. Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall require each air carrier receiving assistance under section 101, to fully offset the annual carbon emissions of such air carriers for domestic flights beginning in 2025.
      ….
      (1) IN GENERAL. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall require each air carrier receiving assistance under section 101 to:(A) make and achieve a binding commitment to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the domestic flights of such air carrier in every calendar year, beginning with 2021, on a path consistent with a 25 percent reduction in the aviation sector’s emissions from 2005 levels by 2035, and a 50 percent reduction in the sector’s emissions from 2005 levels by 2050, applying the standards, recommended practices, and guidance agreed to by the United States pursuant to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011
    2. Payment for up to $10,000 in student loans:
      (1) MINIMUM STUDENT LOAN RELIEF AS A RESULT OF THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. Not later than 270 days after the last day of the COVID–19 emergency period, the Secretaries concerned shall jointly carry out a program under which a qualified borrower, with respect to the covered loans and private education of loans of such qualified borrower, shall receive in accordance with paragraph (3) an amount equal to the lesser of the following:(A) The total amount of each covered loan and each private education loan of the borrower; or
      (B) $10,000.
    3. Same-day voter registration, early voting, voting by mail, ballot harvesting
      The bill includes several provisions on voting laws and regulations, as Democrats argue that the crisis should force the government to revisit voting regulations to make it easier to vote, allowing same-day voter registration and voting by mail, and mailing out ballots to absentee voters. Other voting fraud watchdogs raised flags about ballot harvesting and grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of election resultsSame-day registration:
      ‘‘SEC. 325. SAME DAY REGISTRATION.
      ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
      ‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—Each State shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election—
      ‘‘(A) to register to vote in such election at the polling place using a form that meets the requirements under section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (or, if the individual is already registered to vote, to revise any of the individual’s voter registration information); and
      ‘‘(B) to cast a vote in such election.
      Online voter registration:
      (a) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.—
      (1) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR REGISTRATION.—The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
      Ballot harvesting:
      (2) PERMITTING VOTERS TO DESIGNATE OTHER PERSON TO RETURN BALLOT.—
      The State— (A) shall permit a voter to designate any person to return a voted and sealed absentee ballot to the post office, a ballot drop-off location, tribally designated building, or election office so long as the person designated to return the ballot does not receive any form of compensation based on the number of ballots that the person has returned and no individual, group, or organization provides compensation on this basis; and ‘(B) may not put any limit on how many voted and sealed absentee ballots any designated person can return to the post office, a ballot drop off location, tribally designated building, or election office.
      Automatic mailing of absentee ballots:
      ‘(A) AUTOMATIC MAILING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS.—If the area in which an election is held is in an area in which an emergency or disaster which is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b- 5(g)(1)) is declared during the period described in subparagraph.
      Grants for risk-limiting audits:
      PART 8—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK- LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS ‘‘SEC. 298. GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS.‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—The Commission shall make a grant to each eligible State to conduct risk-limiting audits as described in subsection (b) with respect to the regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal office.
    4. Preserving collective bargaining powers for unionsSeveral provisions in the bill include carveouts for big labor, including labor protections, collective bargaining, and organizing, as well as overturning President Trump’s executive orders regarding federal employee unions.
    5. The expansion of wind and solar tax credits.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other lawmakers specifically called out Democrats for trying to negotiate the expansion of wind and solar tax credits in the bill.
    6. Requirements for federal and corporate gender and racial diversity data
      The bill demands that corporate recipients of financial assistance are required to report racial and gender data regarding salaries, number of employees, supplier diversity, and membership on corporate boards. It also requires federal agencies to use businesses and financial institutions owned by minorities or women.
    7. Post Office Bailout
      UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PAYMENT TO POSTAL SERVICE FUND
      For payment to the ‘‘Postal Service Fund’’, for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic, $20,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    8. Automatic extension of nonimmigrant visas.
      Rep. Paul Gosar flagged a provision regarding the automatic extension of nonimmigrant visas.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any alien whose nonimmigrant status, status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), or employment authorization has expired within the 30 days preceding the date of the enactment of this act, or will expire not later than one year after such date, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall automatically extend such status or work authorization for the same time period as the alien’s prior status or work authorization.
    9. Restricting colleges from providing information about citizenship status
      (1) INFORMATION.—Only information requested
      On the official 2020 decennial census of population form may be provided to the Bureau of the Census pursuant to this section. No institution of higher education may provide any information to the Bureau on the immigration or citizenship status of any individual.
    10. Money for Planned Parenthood
      The Hill reported that Democrats want the bill to prop up Planned Parenthood, just another reason why bipartisan efforts have failed to reach a consensus.
    Read the legislation below:
    Full text: Nancy Pelosi Cor… by charliespiering on Scribd

    After the proposed bill was circulated on Capitol Hill, a Democrat aide said the current Pelosi bill was now up to 1,400 pages.

    Somebody sneeze on this bitch
     
    WTF does coronavirus have to do with airplanes. FUCKED UP BITCH!
     
    Did these things make the final bill or was this the Pelosi BS that was receiving condemnation?
     
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    To my knowledge those details (which were posted here yesterday) were in the form of the legislation the Democrats were pushing.

    Let's see how much made it into the final legislation.
     
    I don't think the house has voted on the bill the senate passed. Not sure what all is in the senate bill, but fairly confident it's full of crap.
     
    Agreed. I want to see what's in the final bill. The whole thing shouldn't have been approved, but I'll gladly take a fraction of my taxes back from these MFers. I just wish you actually had to pay taxes in the first place to get a stimulus check back...
     
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    13 mil howard university
    324 mil-IRS
    275 mil federal building fund
    200 mil-FCC
    7 mil-smithsonian
    35mil- JFK perferming arts center
    100 mil- DOJ
    200mil-NASA
    500 mil- museums and libraries


    we the people just got fucked and big govt just got bigger
     
    Im assuming the pork in "Wuhan" will make us violently ill.
     

    That is the "house" bill...

    That means nothing because the main bill is going to be passed by the Senate first and then sent to the House... Thats the opposite of the way things normally occur.

    I want to see the SENATE bill...

    While I wont say its not full of PORK, I think the chances are less because both sides actually had to work together since neither side has 60 votes to pass their own version.

    Of COURSE the house bill would be full of shit because they can just ram er on home... although that version would not have a chance in hell of passing the Senate... And Trump already said he would veto it.

    Mnuchin hasnt been working with Pelosi. He's been working with Schumer and McConnell.
     
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    That's over $1.6B in pork... not chump change...

    That said, if they really give every American $1K (IDK who qualifies, is it any taxpayer? Head of household? Everyone?), it's a drop in the ~$350B bucket...
     
    WTF does the virus have to do with 50% of this shit. Tax payers are getting fucked big time on this shit. Problem is, if this passes, Trump has no option but to sign it or it will come back to bite him in the ass come election time. Best none of this passes. Maybe what he says will pan out and in another week this is over and we all go back to work
     
    WTF does the virus have to do with 50% of this shit. Tax payers are getting fucked big time on this shit. Problem is, if this passes, Trump has no option but to sign it or it will come back to bite him in the ass come election time. Best none of this passes. Maybe what he says will pan out and in another week this is over and we all go back to work

    the stuff posted above is in the "house" version, which isnt what is going to be voted on today...

    But apparently people just jump to conclusions without paying attention to whats going on and how the REAL process is playing out...

    SENATE bill(which we dont know what is in) is being voted on today(supposedly).

    HOUSE version(which is what all the bull shit in the OP is based on) isnt even under consideration...Wouldnt pass the Senate...Trump wouldnt sign it.

    So everybody needs to step back until we can see whats in the SENATE version...which is still probably tons of PORK...
     
    It will be interesting to see the final package.

    As written it was a disgusting display of self-centered childish temper tantrum tactics.

    Sadly when these situations happen we the people usually end up eating a shit sandwich.
     
    The FSA is stronger than any other voting block, hence why it's packed with the rats wet dreams. They know Trump wants to help the nation an people who had no hand it getting fucked by this world wide operation. What is interesting is the amount of people who will take this bills money that were never effected by any of this operations effects. To me that places them into the same voting block, as the FSA. The animals that porked this bill are very good at attracting the weak an fence setters,... which is why they their ass is still in power. Nothing is free, nothing. The 535 seats up there have ever so slowly fucked this country. By taking what they call,... free money,... you are doing nothing but digging the hole deeper for your follow on kin. Yea enjoy that new XXX or use it to pay down a want,... but the bottom line is the hole this nation is in just gets deeper,...
     
    This morning they reported a $2 Trillion bailout/rescue/pork bill along with the Fed Reserve to add $4 Trillion into the market.
    Monopoly money. Just print some when you need it. We are sunk. It's just a matter of time before the end is realized
     
    This morning they reported a $2 Trillion bailout/rescue/pork bill along with the Fed Reserve to add $4 Trillion into the market.
    Monopoly money. Just print some when you need it. We are sunk. It's just a matter of time before the end is realized

    We live in Disney Land which cost more to operate then what it takes in so you keep open until you have to close the doors, but enjoy yourself while you can before they put up the sign "Going Out of Business".
     
    @Centuriator often accuses people of being Trump sycophants.

    Much of what he has done I agree with.

    In regards to the deficit he is second only to Obama and working hard to surpass.....a total failure in that area.
     
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    It's painfully obvious that some of you think when Trump takes a dump, it doesn't stink. You worship the ground the man walks on and have nothing but fawning adulation and praise for him. That's dangerous.

    I'm all for praising him when he does something good, but when he stands up before the nation and spouts bullcrap about "opening in days" that's when he inner idiot shines.

    Fortunately, yesterday, he had Fauci with him and he had backed way way off of his claims. Fauci was the voice of reason and Trump let him speak and he threw a bit wet blanket on any claims America will "reopen for business" by Easter.

    So, let Trump, as Fauci put it, speak "aspirationally" but at the same time Trump reassured the nation yesterday he is going to be heeding the expertise of his team, men like Fauci and Birx, etc.

    And if you insist on taking every criticism of Trump as being "liberal" or "Democrat" or "communist" so be it.

    Some of prefer to think for ourselves.
     
    the stuff posted above is in the "house" version, which isnt what is going to be voted on today...

    But apparently people just jump to conclusions without paying attention to whats going on and how the REAL process is playing out...

    SENATE bill(which we dont know what is in) is being voted on today(supposedly).

    HOUSE version(which is what all the bull shit in the OP is based on) isnt even under consideration...Wouldnt pass the Senate...Trump wouldnt sign it.

    So everybody needs to step back until we can see whats in the SENATE version...which is still probably tons of PORK...
    appreciate ur point, most folks with a brain not wanting a kickback, could write this bill and it wouldn't be over 50 pages i'm betting
     
    It's painfully obvious that some of you think when Trump takes a dump, it doesn't stink. You worship the ground the man walks on and have nothing but fawning adulation and praise for him. That's dangerous.

    I'm all for praising him when he does something good, but when he stands up before the nation and spouts bullcrap about "opening in days" that's when he inner idiot shines.

    Fortunately, yesterday, he had Fauci with him and he had backed way way off of his claims. Fauci was the voice of reason and Trump let him speak and he threw a bit wet blanket on any claims America will "reopen for business" by Easter.

    So, let Trump, as Fauci put it, speak "aspirationally" but at the same time Trump reassured the nation yesterday he is going to be heeding the expertise of his team, men like Fauci and Birx, etc.

    And if you insist on taking every criticism of Trump as being "liberal" or "Democrat" or "communist" so be it.

    Some of prefer to think for ourselves.
    Just more nevertrumper bullshit. You’ve been spouting it for years. We’re supposed to treat this like it’s your first post and you’re some sage, neutral arbiter? puhlease!
     
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    Appears the Senate may have scrubbed the bill of Demovirus seeds implanted by Pelosi. We shall see.
     
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    At a time like this crisis, any of those vermin that are putting PORK into any bill and I don't give a fuck what side of the aisle it is coming from but most does seem to be from one side, should receive a trip to the gallows. or that Thingee the French had many years ago that took care of business.
    They need to take care of US, the citizens of the USA, fuck all of these illegal bastards, load them all up on buses and send them back to where they came from and let the drivers of those buses be one of them. Hit the Border and don't come back. Bye

    I would bet anyone I could write a Bill that won't contain 1000 pages and get it done but that would be too much like thinking and that ain't happening.

    These Congress Critters need cleaned out bad and I hope every Joe Blow Sixpack votes in the next election.

    It is a real shame that the Media does such a poor job at reporting the facts and only the facts.
     
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    Just more nevertrumper bullshit. You’ve been spouting it for years. We’re supposed to treat this like it’s your first post and you’re some sage, neutral arbiter? puhlease!

    See, you are just the kind of nut-case fanatic that is not helping anyone.

    As for your accusation..."You've been spouting for years." Wrong, amigo. Not me. I voted for the man, you moron. Take a tranquilizer or have somebody sedate you.

    Calling it as I see it though. If you don't like it, bummer. I don't care.
     
    Dems know this is largely a hoax, promoted by them. So they know they can play games with it, trying to ram these things down our throats, knowing they could never get it any other way.