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where is Nancy? (Original Post)
Demonaut
Mar 2020
OP
All gop senate plans so far are calling for a tax cut for corps..... n/t
getagrip_already
Mar 2020
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SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)1. About to have joint statement with Chuck Schumer
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)2. Working somewhere safe w Mnuchin, I think.
getagrip_already
(14,837 posts)3. Remember: ALL spending bills must originate in the house....
And if the wh is consulted and on board, the senate doesn't have much ground to stand on.
Head down. Results. Everyone will be both disappointed and happy. Politics as it used to be.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)5. No. All revenue bills must originate in the House...
so if a Tax increase is needed for the stim package, that part must be a House bill.
Either house of Congress can initiate spending bills, but to pay for it usually needs a House initiated tax bill.
getagrip_already
(14,837 posts)6. All gop senate plans so far are calling for a tax cut for corps..... n/t
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)7. Of course they are...
Repubs, when your only tool is a hammer, all your problems start to look like nails.
spanone
(135,874 posts)4. She just finished a huge Coronavirus Relief Package....Passed in the House.
Passed in the Senate.
She's probably resting.
mcar
(42,372 posts)8. Working
degage
(103 posts)9. Allowing Trump and McConnell all the rope they need?
Seems like staying out of the spotlight and letting Trump hang himself is probably a good strategy. If she's out there criticizing him then she gets painted as political.
As for the Senate bills with tax cuts. She should make sure those are all DOA in the House.