I know the Bananarepublicans are whipping up their loathing for yet another strong woman. Meanwhile, she is thinking about how MUCH leverage she has right now. And how all McConnell's blather about being in a rush becomes his problem once she releases her bill. Her idea is twice the size of McConnell's. Go Nancy!
"Pelosi said the House Democrats’ package — which came in at 1,400 pages and $2.5 trillion — would focus on immediately helping people in need through direct payments, expanded unemployment insurance, a child tax credit and earned income tax credit, among other measures. Other initiatives included reducing student debt and boosting food stability programs.
Some of the ideas would be major sticking points with Republicans: The bill, for example, would invest money "to eliminate high-polluting aircraft" and "research into sustainable aviation fuels."
It would also place certain conditions for corporate aid, including limits on executive bonuses and compensation, "golden parachutes," stock buybacks or dividend payments and $15-an-hour minimum wage.
And Democrats would create a "COVID-19 Stimulus Accountability and Transparency Board," a nod to the 2008 bailouts that progressives saw as lacking safeguards. It would extend the status or work authorization for so-called Dreamers, as well as people in the Temporary Program Status program."
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/senate-coronavirus-rescue-package-143799
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