Another round of Covid-19 relief stimulus (and other assorted pork) is likely on the way, but Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t happy with the deal that’s shaping up for the reason in the second tweet:
JUST IN: Pres. Biden has agreed to narrow eligibility for a new round of $1,400 stimulus payments in his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill -WaPo
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 3, 2021
Stimulus checks will now go out to fewer people than under Trump
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 3, 2021
NEW: Biden-Senate compromise on curtailing stimulus payments results in ~12 million fewer adults & ~5 million fewer children receiving benefit, per @iteptweets analysis
~280 million overall still eligible for payments, ITEP sayshttps://t.co/6ny4x93GQn
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 3, 2021
Americans will get less in relief than the previous administration?
Lmao at what point do we start seeing the "Miss me yet?" Trump billboards? https://t.co/Zj99ni9u6d
— David Edward™ (@_David_Edward) March 3, 2021
AOC might not put up that particular billboard, but she is slamming Biden and Dems for what’s taking place:
Progressives blowback vs Biden-Senate D plan limiting eligibility on $1,400 checks@AOC: "I dont understand the political or economic wisdom in allowing Trump to give more people relief checks than a Democratic administration. People went far too long without relief last year…
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 3, 2021
.@AOC is blasting Biden for agreeing to cap stimulus checks at $80K/year incomes in cave to moderate Dems.
"I don’t understand the political or economic wisdom in allowing Trump to give more people relief checks than a Dem admin,” AOC tells @NYDailyNews. https://t.co/am5qGfTWkV
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) March 3, 2021
Lmao AOC says Trump was more generous than the current Dem adminstration ???? https://t.co/f39DUjdRm2
— David Edward™ (@_David_Edward) March 3, 2021
Pass the popcorn!
Let them fight
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) March 3, 2021
Here’s a suggestion for AOC:
She should talk to Nancy who deliberately blocked COVID relief in October to play politics. https://t.co/UZoPttFm5n
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) March 3, 2021
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