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Originally Posted by 27offsuit
Senate just went on recess for ***TWENTY FIVE DAYS*** without a new stimulus package, leaving tens of millions of people and families in a very desperate condition.
'Unconscionable' fits, but there are far worse descriptions available. The suffering this will create is going to be unprecedented.
The fact that they're on recess is largely meaningless. Congress has been so warped that McConnell and Pelosi are really the only members that matter. If they (with or without the involvement of Mnuchin) can reach any kind of agreement the members can be called back in 24 hours or, as we've seen before during covid, they don't even have to do that for unanimous bills.
And the deadlock is hardly surprising, both parties seem to think they stand to gain with the electorate by blaming the other for the stalemate.
I predict there will be even more stupidity happening on a daily basis until November.