By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
Texas two U.S. senators, Republicans Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, voted against the COVID-19 relief bill, they say, because it is “mislabeled.”
They contend that it is too full of money that seeks to satisfy liberal/progressive interest groups and political activists.
Pardon my Greek, but these two alleged legislative representatives are full of sh**.
Is the bill the perfect remedy to help Americans back from the pandemic precipice? No. However, it does contain sufficient help for those who have suffered grievous economic hardship. Moreover, it sets aside money to continue the development of vaccines that are rolling out as we sit here that will help inoculate more of us against the virus.
How many ways do we have to explain how this process works to the ideologues/demagogues who populate the supposedly loyal opposition to President Biden?
I keep hearing the canard about how only 9 percent of the money goes directly to COVID-19 relief. That’s another crock of fecal matter. CNN.com provides a link that explains what is in the bill.
What’s in the Covid relief bill – CNNPolitics
If you look at the items lined out, you will understand that the word “directly” is critical. I concede that not all the funds go directly to aid with COVID-related relief. However, much of the money serves the purpose, such as nutrition aid, or housing aid, or tax credits for individuals and families.
The impact of the pandemic has been sweeping and it has hit Americans thoroughly. That is why President Biden insisted that Congress should “go big” in seeking relief for Americans. He settled on $1.9 trillion in relief. I get that it isn’t cheap. However, I am willing to endorse this notion because of my belief that the federal government should answer the call when emergency strikes.
Last time I gave it any thought, I consider the killer pandemic a first-rank national emergency that needs a proportional response.
Sens. Cruz and Cornyn — and the rest of their GOP colleagues in both congressional chambers — are on the wrong side of this debate.
CNN is synonymous with bullish!t! They padded their list in their phrasing.
Did they tell the part about their still being one trillion NOT spent from the previous bills?
Did they mention the part about most of this money won’t be spent for at least three years?