House Passes $2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill For Trump’s Signature
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 03/27/2020
After holding up the process for over a week, the House has finally passed the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package via voice vote, despite a Republican lawmaker’s insistence that his colleagues go on record in favor of, or against the legislation.
It will be sent to President Trump’s desk next for his signature.
The Senate had already passed the $2 trillion stimulus on Wednesday.
A surreal scene today.
Legislating during #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/5OuBf7Rl4P
— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) March 27, 2020
Via the Wall Street Journal:
The House was hoping to pass quickly a $2 trillion stimulus package despite a Republican lawmaker’s insistence that his colleagues go on record in favor or against the legislation, a vote that would delay passage.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) tweeted that he would object to a voice vote and try to force a formal roll-call vote, following a threat he had made a day earlier that sent lawmakers scrambling to get back to Washington in an effort to assemble the 216 members needed for a quorum. That threshold was reached Friday morning.
“I swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and I take that oath seriously,” Mr. Massie tweeted. “Is it too much to ask that the House do its job, just like the Senate did?” -Wall Street Journal
It’s pretty clear now, with enough members here to pass the bill, that Pelosi and McCarthy are still working together to block a recorded vote just to insulate members of Congress from ACCOUNTABILITY.
Biggest spending bill in the history of mankind, and no recorded vote? #SWAMP
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 27, 2020
Are they afraid of the truth? I’ve been told that they don’t even have 1 minute available for me to speak against this bill during the 4 hour debate. The fix is in. If this bill is so great for America, why not allow a vote on it? Why not have a real debate? #SWAMP
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 27, 2020
