If there’s pressure on you, Republicans will join us – Stevens
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens says she does not expect the $ 1.9 tonne of coronavirus bill to receive any Republican support. when the package is voted on in the House of Representatives on Friday.
“The time to act is now and I believe that colleagues on the other side of the aisle, when pressure comes pressure, join us“And I’m going to tell you why: it’s triage,” Stevens told CNBC.
“We have just acknowledged the 500,000 lives lost in this pandemic. We all know that we need the financing of the vaccines and the testing. Some of the economic provisions of this bill, the $ 1,400 stimulus test, are long gone., the money needed to fully and safely reopen our schools – we’re talking about staff money.
“And just take it from the economists and those who support this bill, out of the room. We have the U.S. Chamber of Commerce supporting this bill, we have the U.S. Mayors Conference, we have executives from both parties who say: We need this U.S. bailout plan.
“Stabilize the health of this country, stabilize the economy. “