[chrisk]

FYI, the House Dems just unveiled their bill. Here's CNBC's summary of its contents:

• Requirements that corporations getting bailout money shield workers’ wages and benefits, and limits on CEO compensation, stock buybacks and layoffs. 
  
  
• Direct payments to Americans, along with expanded paid family and medical leave.
  
  
• Grants and loans to small businesses. 
  
  
• Strengthened unemployment insurance. 
  
  
• Increased funding for hospitals and tougher safety standards for health care workers. 
  
  
• Language urging President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacture more health care supplies. 
  
  
• $40 billion in funding for schools and universities along with student debt relief. 
  
  
• More funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other food assistance programs. 
  
  
• State election grants and a national requirement for 15 days of early voting and no-excuse absentee voting as fears grow about coronavirus spreading at crowded polling sites.
  

What is controversial about these items? There must be more to it or Mitch is being a real jerk.
The part I object to is direct payments to everybody. Americans have a sense of entitlement that is not healthy in this environment.

[chrisk]

FYI, the House Dems just unveiled their bill. Here's CNBC's summary of its contents:

• Requirements that corporations getting bailout money shield workers’ wages and benefits, and limits on CEO compensation, stock buybacks and layoffs. 
  
  
• Direct payments to Americans, along with expanded paid family and medical leave.
  
  
• Grants and loans to small businesses. 
  
  
• Strengthened unemployment insurance. 
  
  
• Increased funding for hospitals and tougher safety standards for health care workers. 
  
  
• Language urging President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacture more health care supplies. 
  
  
• $40 billion in funding for schools and universities along with student debt relief. 
  
  
• More funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other food assistance programs. 
  
  
• State election grants and a national requirement for 15 days of early voting and no-excuse absentee voting as fears grow about coronavirus spreading at crowded polling sites.
  

What is controversial about these items? There must be more to it or Mitch is being a real jerk.
The part I object to is direct payments to everybody. Americans have a sense of entitlement that is not healthy in this environment.