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The United States House of Representatives approved a historic $2 trillion stimulus relief package on Friday, and earlier, it passed from Senate on Thursday. The package faced opposition with an un-ordinary procedural move to ruin a demand by a conservative Republican lawmaker to force members to vote in person. Today, the U.S. President Trump signed the bill after received for his approval. However, the American nation, as well as the U.S. economy fighting with the disturbing spread of coronavirus.
Thomas Massie, the Republican Representative from Kentucky, incensed members of both political parties by taking them back to Washington due to uncertainty over whether he would demand a complete roll call vote. That uncertainty forced several members to travel during the public health emergency in the U.S. to deny his request to certify immediate passage of the measure on Friday.
Finally, the leadership of House was able to disagree, Massie, an adequate second in favor of a roll call vote when he requests for it, revoking the demand and letting the House approve the stimulus package by voice vote instead. Whereas, the House members still need to return to Washington with the intention to establish a minimum number and reject the attempt.
The comprehensive lawmaking stands as the biggest emergency relief package in the history of the United States. It signifies a huge monetary injection into a fighting economy with supplies intended to help the U.S. workers, small businesses as well as the industries facing economic disruption. The vital elements of the aid package include sending cash checks directly to people and families, a key growth of unemployment benefits, money for health care providers and hard-hit hospitals, financial aid for small businesses, and $500 billion in loans for larger distress companies.
The threat from Massie
House members faced pressure to pass the bill for stimulus package as soon as possible and lessen the risks to their members in the process – and the legislation expected to take up with voice vote. This step would allow rapid passage and designed to enable House leaders not to return to Washington for a full roll call vote.
However, on Friday, Massie announced that he would demand a dull roll-call vote. In an effort to force the full vote, Massie said on the floor of House that he came there to ensure their Republic didn’t deny by joint agreement in an empty chamber, and he requested a recorded vote. A minimum of 216 members needed to block the attempt of Massie.
However, Massie made a point, the absence of a quorum in the House, but it determined the presence of a quorum. House members who made it to Washington DC., for the discussion, tried to keep proper social distancing, with some members staying on the floor of the House while others sat above the chamber in the upstairs gallery, where usually public sits.
Criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump on Massie
Donald Trump severely criticized the Congress member on Friday in his tweets by related it as a publicity stunt and should throw out of the Republican party. He tweeted, seems like a 3rd rate Grandstander named as Representative Thomas Massie, a Congressman regrettably from a great State, Kentucky, intends to vote against the new relief stimulus package bill in Congress. The man can not stop the bill but only delay, and both are dangerous and costly.
In the second part of the tweet, the president said that in order to survive, workers and small businesses need financial support. The virus was not their fault. It is hell to deal with the Dems, have to give away some rubbish things to complete the big picture. Ninety percent great win back from House, but throw out Massie from the party.
Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie, a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress. He just wants the publicity. He can’t stop it, only delay, which is both dangerous……
…& costly. Workers & small businesses need money now in order to survive. Virus wasn’t their fault. It is “HELL” dealing with the Dems, had to give up some stupid things in order to get the “big picture” done. 90% GREAT! WIN BACK HOUSE, but throw Massie out of Republican Party!
On Thursday, Massie expressed on a local radio station, 55KRC talk radio, that he was facing a very tough time with the aid bill and did not seem too worried about the difficulties of policymakers in getting back to DC.
According to numerous sources aware of the matter, several House members concerned about booking flights to return DC on Thursday night because of the concerns to ask to vote in persons on the bill. Two House members in the United States already tested positive for coronavirus, whereas, over three dozen other members self-quarantined themselves after feeling symptoms like flu, or in contacts with infected patients or potential exposure.
Pete King, the Representative of Republican Party in New York, tweeted on Friday that traveling to DC to vote on COVID-19 legislation. As one of the congressmen declining to allow emergency action, the whole Congress must call back to vote in House. So, the risk of infection and legislation delayed. He called it disgraceful and irresponsible.
Heading to Washington to vote on pandemic legislation. Because of one Member of Congress refusing to allow emergency action entire Congress must be called back to vote in House. Risk of infection and risk of legislation being delayed. Disgraceful. Irresponsible.
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, signed the $2 trillion historic stimulus package into law on Friday after received it from the House. The across-the-board legislation represents a massive monetary injection into a struggling American economy with provisions intended to help U.S. workers, small businesses, and bigger industries facing financial disruption.
I just signed the CARES Act, the single biggest economic relief package in American History – twice as large as any relief bill ever enacted. At $2.2 Trillion Dollars, this bill will deliver urgently-needed relief for our nation’s families, workers, and businesses. #CARESAct🇺🇸 https://t.co/0WnTNFZPZD
