Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) unloaded on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for blocking pandemic aid as Americans undergo.
Porter tweeted:
You could have heard that Democrats and Republicans have agreed upon spending $900 billion to fund one other spherical of small enterprise loans, help hospitals and important staff, and assist the ten million individuals who misplaced their jobs by no fault of their very own. (2/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
These lawsuits symbolize the worst of the worst examples of disregard for human life—circumstances filed on behalf of nursing house sufferers and grocery retailer staff who died as a result of the corporate accountable for maintaining them protected prioritized reducing prices over defending them. (4/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
The identical McConnell who stated that President Trump is “100% within his rights” to pursue baseless lawsuits alleging election fraud is now refusing to go urgently-needed aid except it strips those self same rights from essentially the most weak amongst us. This should be uncovered. (5/5)
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
Porter described Mitch McConnell’s playbook and open hypocrisy completely. McConnell has been working the identical playbook for years. His motivation is all the time to guard or improve his personal energy. The Senate Majority Leader is at the moment blocking pandemic aid as a result of he thinks it is going to assist Republicans win the Senate runoff elections in Georgia.
If Republicans keep their Senate majority, McConnell will proceed to dam aid to tug the economic system down as a part of his plan to show Joe Biden right into a one-term president.
Rep. Porter was proper. McConnell is answerable for folks struggling, and the best way to make him pay is to guarantee that Democrats win management of the Senate on January 5.
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Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor, who’s White House Press Pool, and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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