In an interview with CNN on Monday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tried to flip the script on the Paycheck Protection Program. After it became clear the program to help small businesses during the coronavirus crisis would run out of money quickly, Pelosi and her fellow Democrats stalled. Well, on CNN on Monday, she suggested it was all the Republicans' fault.
"When the Secretary [Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin] came and asked me for $250 billion — a quarter of a trillion dollars in 24 hours — I said, 'Well we want to see the data on how that is spent but also we want to make sure — as long as we are going to the floor — that we do so in a way that makes sure that everyone can participate in the program," she told Anderson Cooper.
"They said, no, no, no. Until about 100 hours ago, they said no. And now they've said yes," Pelosi said.
Uh huh. It was totally those dastardly Republicans who extended the House of Representatives vacation. It was totally those dastardly Republicans who blocked the legislation to add $250 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, right?
Poor Nancy is struggling with a bad case of projection. See, while she was enjoying her fancy designer ice cream, millions of Americans were losing their livelihoods.
So why did Democrats delay? Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) explained it rather succinctly in a virtual press conference. "I think what you're hearing from all of us on the call is that we have real concerns about giving away leverage now without getting some of the priorities that we need," she said.
This desire to use the coronavirus crisis to jam Democratic priorities down Americans' throats goes all the way to the top in the Democratic Party. Presumptive nominee Joe Biden has called the crisis an "opportunity" for "structural" change on climate and voting. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) showed a similar spirit when she celebrated over the negative prices for oil which threaten millions of oil and gas workers — because the crisis seemed to be an opportunity for her to push her Green New Deal. Full Story - Tyler Oneil - PJ Media
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Obama calls on Democrats to ‘go further’ in pushing ‘unfinished’ leftist agenda on America
Going in for the Kill?
“I could not be prouder of the incredible progress that we made together during my presidency, but if I were running today, I wouldn’t run the same race or have the same platform as I did in 2008,” Obama said. “The world is different; there’s too much unfinished business for us to just look backwards. We have to look to the future. Bernie understands that, and Joe understands that.” Read More
