We Have A Deal. At first glance, it looks like the Rethugs had no choice but to cave on the $500 billion slush fund and more protection for workers:
After complaints from Democrats, a $500 billion fund — $425 billion for the Federal Reserve to leverage for loans in order to help broad groups of distressed companies and $75 billion for industry-specific loans — will now have far stricter oversight, in the form of an inspector general and a 5-person panel appointed by Congress, lawmakers said. Companies that accept money must also agree to halt any stock buybacks for the length of the government assistance, plus an additional year.
Democrats also secured a provision that will block Trump family businesses — or those of other senior government officials — from receiving loan money under the programs, Mr. Schumer said in a letter to Democrats.
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Trump inaction has pitted states against each other, and against the Federal government. How Trump delay has created a ventilator crisis. The latest carnage?: 55,225 cases and 802 deaths in the US. 3.4 million new unemployment claims last week? Wonder if the Feds will withhold these numbers from the public.
Falwell U Reopens Despite Outrage From Lynchburg Residents. Only my fear of schadenfreude prevents me from saying what I’m thinking right now.
How Trump’s Department Of Injustice Killed Prosecution Of Walmart Over Opioids. Rethugs gonna Rethug. Betcha that even the Walton family benefits from the bailout.
Is Trump Screwing New York Because The Leaders Are Mean To Him? That’s a rhetorical question. Of course he is. His ongoing unfitness for office is there for everybody to see. Which reminds me, he’s never too busy to trash Mitt Romney.
Trump’s Coronavirus ‘Briefings’ Are 2020 Campaign Rallies. I’ve been saying this for awhile now. Stop showing them.
Why Delaware’s Liquor Stores Are Allowed To Remain Open. Something about alcoholics suffering withdrawal. I’m not making that up. Are tobacco stores permitted to remain open for the same reason? Or don’t they have a Trone family to toss around big checks. Why aren’t book stores permitted to stay open? Some would argue that reading is a healthier habit than drinking. There’s a lot of arbitrariness in the decisions of who must close and who must stay open.
What do you want to talk about?