Fiscal Stimulus Measures

[Marcus]

Republicans are saying that Trumps new add-on bill to make the changes he wanted (now that he finally signed the stimulus package) is DOA.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Republicans are saying that Trumps new add-on bill to make the changes he wanted (now that he finally signed the stimulus package) is DOA.

That's not going to affect the PUA part of the COVID relief bill except I'm not sure about technical delays. And chances are you'll miss a week of pay. If you are in WA State the governor has given us a make-up payment.

The PUA essentially has passed. The '$600 whatever that is' stimulus part of the bill is passed.

The House passed a stand-alone $2000 stimulus check, the Senate will block it. McConnell will keep it off the floor if he can so GOP Senators don't have to vote against it. It will look especially bad if those two Senators in Georgia have to vote against it.

There are some "redlined" line veto items which amount to a delay in funding or something. I'm losing track it's gotten so confusing.

 

[Marcus]

That's not going to affect the PUA part of the COVID relief bill except I'm not sure about technical delays. And chances are you'll miss a week of pay. If you are in WA State the governor has given us a make-up payment.

The PUA essentially has passed. The '$600 whatever that is' stimulus part of the bill is passed.

The House passed a stand-alone $2000 stimulus check, the Senate will block it. McConnell will keep it off the floor if he can so GOP Senators don't have to vote against it. It will look especially bad if those two Senators in Georgia have to vote against it.

There are some "redlined" line veto items which amount to a delay in funding or something. I'm losing track it's gotten so confusing.

Most of us will probably miss this weeks unemployment payment because of Trumps delay, but there is a possible solution, it involves re-upping the old bill instead of starting over with the new one. It's not clear if this will work, but they are trying.


I shouldn't complain, as a self-employed person it feels really strange to be taking government money in the first place. I don't feel guilty about it though, before this I worked 42 years straight without ever taking a penny from anyone.