Widespread support for Biden’s American Rescue Plan

Once again, Republicans are voting strictly on party lines to hurt Biden instead of doing something even the majority of their voters want.

NEW Morning Consult/Politico Poll

77% support for the American Rescue Plan (only 18% oppose)

59% of Republicans support the American Rescue Plan (only 33% oppose)#UNITY

REMINDER: 100% of Republicans in Congress voted no.https://t.co/YuonRZncOH
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) March 3, 2021

And this is why Fox News is fixated on Dr. Seuss nonsense instead of the stimulus bill https://t.co/gzUB5jNiJj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 3, 2021

How funny that Republicans in 2020 attacked Democrats as being radically out of step with Americans. And yet it’s not ⁦@AOC⁩ or ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ voting against an economic recovery bill 76% of Americans support.
Republicans are the radicals. https://t.co/t045WSCZYY
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 1, 2021

Multiple polls show that Americans overwhelmingly favor the Biden COVID-19 relief package. The more important question is this: Why did Republican legislators ignore the wishes of their constituents? https://t.co/SImLXlVvj5
— Patrick J. Kiger (@PatrickJKiger) February 27, 2021

Last night every House Republican voted against a COVID relief package that’s supported by 76% of voters, including 60% of Republicans. pic.twitter.com/AO1cFDxDOx
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) February 27, 2021

"Biden’s pandemic relief bill widely popular among swing voters, Democratic poll finds" https://t.co/vZbeAbIM96
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) February 26, 2021

76% of voters support President Biden's $1.9T relief bill that is set for a House vote on Friday, according to a Politico / Morning Consult poll. https://t.co/JDf7CKakuH
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 25, 2021

Biden’s COVID relief plan is popular

🚨🚨 fourth poll in last 2 weeks that shows more than 2/3 of Americans support American Rescue Plan🚨🚨 https://t.co/2H3MG2kX1V
— Kate Berner (@KateBerner46) February 3, 2021

Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan starts out with wide popularity, per a new national Quinnipiac poll https://t.co/16ren7cz3a pic.twitter.com/yL2clm3bCo
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) February 3, 2021

More than two-thirds of Americans side with ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ on COVID relief — and most support the rest of his agenda.
https://t.co/bfAS3VUNTg
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) February 3, 2021

NEW POLL w/@ChangePolls:

– 69% (nice) support Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan

– 55% support $15 min wage

– 55% support forgiving $10k in student loan debt (52% support $50k)

– 65% support democracy reforms in For The People Act https://t.co/0M5uYXer5j
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 28, 2021

According to a new poll from Vox and Data for Progress, a majority of likely voters — 64 percent — would back more coronavirus relief, even if it means approving it via budget reconciliation, rather than the standard process for advancing most bills.https://t.co/kLOy5WQWT1
— WomenForBidenHarris (@Women4Biden) February 2, 2021

Republicans want to sabotage Biden

They are more concerned with undermining Biden than helping the country. Sad!

New: Covid-19 aid talks hit a snag in the 11th hour over Fed emergency lending authority created by CARES to backstop the economy.

Toomey-led Republicans say this was temporary and must end.

Democrats accuse them of angling to hamstring Biden's economy.https://t.co/Cjp2iPVIpa
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 18, 2020

2 in 3 want stimulus checks to be the top priority

Notice how few support McConnell’s top priority – preventing businesses from getting sued.

2 in 3 Americans said stimulus checks were the most important provision of the next relief deal, according to the latest @YahooFinance @HarrisPoll, while fewer than 1 in 4 (23%) support the liability protection for businesses @denitsa_tsekova
https://t.co/HF59TqpjMt
— Lisa Scherzer (@lisascherzer) December 14, 2020

Most PPP money went to big companies

This is a travesty and not what the program was intended for

Take a close look at this chart/data.
Washington Post & 10 other news orgs had to sue Trump Admin to get this data on where PPP emergency loans really went. https://t.co/A7m34PG52M
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 2, 2020

More than half of the money from the Treasury Department’s coronavirus emergency fund for small businesses went to just 5 percent of the recipients, according to data on more than 5 million loans that was released by the government.https://t.co/WAYmjZzVIu
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 5, 2020

https://t.co/OtYqmpF7Fw
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) December 5, 2020

Over 25 PPP loans worth more than $3.65 million were given to businesses with addresses at Trump and Kushner properties, paying rent to those owners. Fifteen of the properties self-reported that they only kept one job, zero jobs or didn’t report a number https://t.co/gcHA7EbHNt
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) December 2, 2020

Publicly traded firms paid dividends, bought their own stock after receiving PPP loans to pay employees https://t.co/TDzrATZmAW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 25, 2020

Those who defrauded the federal government to profit from covid relief must be held accountable. https://t.co/FKfNNyd0Sk
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 8, 2020

Even though Tom Brady is worth an estimated $200M, his company received close to $1M in PPP loans while 52% of small businesses who applied didn't https://t.co/IQ6nwbsDbc
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 4, 2020

Four Baltimore-area companies received the maximum #PPP #loan amount of $10 million, newly released data shows. #Baltimore #smallbusiness #finances https://t.co/QfmVST8b2E
— Baltimore Business (@BaltBizOnline) December 5, 2020

There are more than 221,000 PPP stories in Illinois. Some small businesses got millions. One got $73. https://t.co/fqwvHJWFpK
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 5, 2020

Update on Trump’s payroll tax scam

People would have more money now but less next year. It’s a scam.

Omg. Employees at IRS — the agency that collects payroll taxes — want to opt out of Trump's payroll tax deferral and have been told they can't https://t.co/3mrxNlVaQZ
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 4, 2020

Perspective | Trump promised a payroll tax holiday — but so far it’s all just talk https://t.co/1i4mE9SZD4
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 29, 2020

His payroll tax cut/not a tax cut looks so bad that it's hard to imagine many employers implementing it 2/ https://t.co/PhQ1u8k5wM
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 29, 2020

We told you Trump’s economic orders were bad gimmicks. We weren’t wrong — the Administration just said (on Friday night) how they will do it: workers’ payroll taxes get suspended until the election, then DOUBLED in January.

It’s one of the stupidest policies I’ve ever heard of. https://t.co/QKeGFtj09U
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 29, 2020

At least part of the federal government is preparing to implement President Trump’s plan to defer payroll taxes even before his administration finishes spelling out the details of how it will work https://t.co/5UlCXrqLFn
— POLITICO (@politico) August 28, 2020

How that payroll tax break will work: IRS says companies have the responsibility to stop collecting some payroll taxes that would normally be due Sept. 1–Dec. 31. Then co’s must collect twice as much from workers’ paychecks early next year. @laurapdavison https://t.co/ZmiIuRRR2a
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 28, 2020

A permanent payroll tax cut could deplete Social Security as soon as 2023 https://t.co/5I0T0bnHdY
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 25, 2020

Trump's fakakta payroll tax scheme is supposed to start a week from today. Employers would need to reprogram payroll systems, figure out sign-off from employees, and they'd still be legally on the hook for any unwithheld tax. And *still* no guidance from Trump's Treasury/IRS. 🤔
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) August 25, 2020

Trump has now stated multiple times that, if reelected, he will “terminate” the payroll tax that funds Social Security. Seniors, people with disabilities, and every American should know how devastating this policy could be. So we've asked the experts:https://t.co/CNG4v6r9nN
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 20, 2020

The US Chamber of Commerce says Trump executive order is unworkable. Where is Moscow Mitch hiding as tens of millions of Americans are forced to choose between food, or paying their bills and rent? https://t.co/RFMxeXBbDA
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 19, 2020

Trump's payroll tax scheme is such a debacle.

Supposed to begin in two weeks, but employers are saying the only way they'll implement it is if IRS just lets them off the hook for the tax, even though the tax code makes them liable. (And for good reason: https://t.co/eUv2qXu4NS) https://t.co/pZf70ah32I
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) August 18, 2020

Didn't get as much attention as the "suburbs" part of Trump's presser, but the Social Security answer had him suggesting you can eliminate the payroll tax and just pay for everything with "tremendous growth." pic.twitter.com/PO72C99BCQ
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 13, 2020

another Trump lie

Asked how he pays for Social Security if he permanently kills the payroll tax, Trump says, "We're taking it out of the general fund." "We'll get it approved, in that case, by Congress." Asked how all that money would get into the general fund, Trump says, "Tremendous growth." ???
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 12, 2020

Trump repeats that he wants to permanently eliminate the payroll tax if he’s re-elected, without explaining how Social Security would be funded if he did. Larry Kudlow, who said Sunday Trump meant the temporary deferral would be forgiven & “the tax is not going away,” looks on.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 12, 2020

Trump administration inserts FBI building into cororavirus bill

This would benefit Trump personally. He wants the FBI to stay in DC so a hotel is not built on their current site that would compete with his hotel. That’s so corrupt. Now Republican senators act innocent but they, not the White House, are responsible for the bill. Sad!

The Republican coronavirus stimulus proposal includes funds for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters at the request of the Trump administration https://t.co/XprLV8tIeH
— CNN (@CNN) July 28, 2020

150K people are dead and millions are out of work and Trump's priority for the COVID relief bill is $2 BILLION for a new FBI HQ in downtown DC because Trump doesn't want the FBI to move to the suburbs and have the old site redeveloped w/a hotel that will compete with his

No joke
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 28, 2020

Whichever WH official put this in a pandemic relief bill handed Dems a cudgel https://t.co/sZ9oBNQvz5
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 28, 2020

Pelosi said that she believes the money for the new FBI building was included in the GOP plan to help with business for the Trump hotel. Schumer said Meadows and Mnuchin didn’t explain why the money was in there but they “acknowledged it (was included) when we asked.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 28, 2020

The Republican coronavirus stimulus proposal includes funds for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters at the request of the Trump administration https://t.co/UNg9Xirfdm
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 27, 2020

The GOP coronavirus bill has $1.75b for a new FBI building in its present location so as to block a potential competitor to the Trump Hotel, and 100% deduction for business meals (which would benefit Trump's hotels). But not a cent for safe and secure elections this November.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 27, 2020

The President doesn’t have the authority to file a bill in the Senate. This is the work of Senate Republicans. It’s a bit too cute by half to disavow it. It is quite literally their bill. https://t.co/K6MqqsRQW9
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 27, 2020

Or we could McConnell why he acceded to a Trump demand clearly related to his personal hotel business. https://t.co/fQyjjw4Asg
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 27, 2020

New Senate GOP coronavirus bill includes unrelated White House demand for FBI headquarters money. By @OConnellPostbiz @seungminkim @ericawerner https://t.co/pMZ4QFsyVd
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) July 27, 2020

🚨MCCONNELL throws the White House under the bus: says he’s opposed to fbi money in this covid bill.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 28, 2020

Trump reiterates there should be a new FBI building near DOJ – or renovate existing building. Keeping it on same plot would keep a new hotel away to prevent competition with his hotel. Trump says commute would be too long if it moved to MD and VA suburbs. Wants it in covid bill
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 29, 2020

Evictions could be coming

Republicans are to blame for not acting in time.

Saying this louder: MORE THAN 40% OF RENTER HOUSEHOLDS ARE AT RISK OF EVICTION. https://t.co/AZmBjBmza6
— ACLU (@ACLU) July 27, 2020

“The (eviction) ban is ending just as a federal enhancement to unemployment benefits — a $600-a-week boost that has helped many laid off tenants pay at least some of their rent — also lapses this weekend.” https://t.co/jDWFvSny9n
— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) July 25, 2020

It has been widely suggested that this is why @POTUS #Trump has sent paramilitary forces to #Portland, & threatens to do the same to Chicago, Detroit, NYC — anticipating rebellion over rent evictions & financial desperation. https://t.co/ABe5JuRiAF
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 21, 2020

"Nearly 12 million adults live in households that missed their last rent payment, and 23 million have little or no confidence in their ability to make the next one, according to weekly Census Bureau data." https://t.co/HtV4VgAbRq
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 21, 2020

Analysis: A jump in mortgage delinquencies was among the very first signs of the housing crisis and the Great Recession that followed.

And new data shows this leading indicator is higher than it's been in decades. https://t.co/4lZGR3Stn0
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 14, 2020

20 to 28 million Americans are at risk of being evicted by September.

For context, 10 million Americans were displaced from their homes following the 2008 foreclosure crisis.

We are about to experience a housing crisis unlike anything we’ve seen since the Great Depression.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 14, 2020

Meanwhile in ALABAMA https://t.co/9sNApF2WMB
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) July 29, 2020

The new surge in COVID-19 cases

Do people fully appreciate the economic implications of the new Covid-19 surge? And how it interacts with policy? It's pretty grim 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020

.@Chrislhayes on surge in U.S. coronavirus cases: “We could have found our way to some form of normal life. But our leaders did not do what was necessary to get there. So, we are stuck — back with the same horrible choice we had 14 weeks ago.” https://t.co/QNAaSOMBWm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020

#BREAKING: Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting a daily record during statewide surge https://t.co/MXbfn3TRhC
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) June 27, 2020

Live updates: As coronavirus cases surge, Texas governor says he let bars reopen too early https://t.co/dhdq48SO1e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020

Federal courts in Houston, Galveston close amid surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/4OuXdngIoA
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 27, 2020

U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 45,000 as states roll back reopenings https://t.co/vCHZxgQH5S
— Kenny_ANTI_gop (@Hope012015) June 27, 2020

Florida counties fight coronavirus surge by closing beaches, mailing out masks. https://t.co/M58ecA82Kw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2020

The initial surge in NY and vicinity reflected a combination of bad luck and policy mistakes. What's going on now is pure bad policy; Sunbelt politicians did this to their constituents pic.twitter.com/yVOJ7uB6II
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020

For everyone claiming that protests caused the #COVID19 surge, here’s the case curve in D.C., site of some of the biggest protests.

Meanwhile, Tom Cotton thinks D.C. isn’t responsible enough to be a state. So let’s check in on Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/whea4v4KrI
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) June 26, 2020

“What went wrong? The simple answer is states started to relax the restrictions and reopen their economies — giving employers, employees, and their patrons a chance to go back out into the world and interact, fueling new cases.” https://t.co/Z3GNAnXQU5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020

"It didn't have to happen this way," Rep. Veasey says about Texas' surge in coronavirus cases. "We have some of the leading epidemiologists and allergists and infectious disease experts in the state of Texas … and [Gov. Abbott] absolutely ignored all of their warnings." pic.twitter.com/vw7KMRzQl1
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge to a record, the Trump administration's top doctor says some places likely opened up too early https://t.co/4OFygcxP0Q
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) June 27, 2020

Texas reported nearly 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a single-day record for the state.

The Texas Medical Center warned that intensive care units are near capacity — and have the potential to be overwhelmed.https://t.co/HpvstRwLuS
— NPR (@NPR) June 27, 2020

For a White House in denial, the events of last few days have made it impossible to fully ignore the fact that the pandemic Trump insisted was winding down has done just the opposite. ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/PPSFVWUrND
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 27, 2020

It turns out ignoring a pandemic is not the best way to stop it. https://t.co/Y5Kz8nwp9s
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 29, 2020

Trump administration won’t say where $600 billion of stimulus loan money went

What are they hiding? It’s our money – we deserve to know where it went.

NEW: Democrats are asking major banks to provide reams of info on businesses who obtained PPP loans, attempting to circumvent a decision by Treasury not to provide the info. w/ @Zachary @woodruffbets https://t.co/PVKNu3b3a3
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 15, 2020

What are they hiding?
That’s the question taxpayers should be asking as the Trump administration refuses to reveal where a half-trillion dollars of our hard-earned cash has gone https://t.co/lwsoY0MDTW
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 16, 2020

In a reversal from their previous position, the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration say the names and loan amounts of businesses receiving taxpayer-backed coronavirus assistance will not be made public https://t.co/SNXPq69Vba
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 11, 2020

Let’s be clear: Secretary Mnuchin is part of the most corrupt administration in history riddled with conflicts, cronyism, & incompetence. It’s absurd that he believes he should hand out more than $500 billion of taxpayers funds in secret. https://t.co/7tMbtk1W0j
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion coronavirus aid program for small businesses, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has moved from delay to denial in refusing outright to disclose the recipients of taxpayer-funded loans https://t.co/xJoAUXuPae
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 12, 2020

This is extraordinary. $600 BILLION in taxpayer money, directed to business loans. And they won’t say who got the money!?!https://t.co/7zCEKd52Ik
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 13, 2020

Larry Kudlow defends decision not to name which businesses receive big, taxpayer-funded loans. "I don't know think that promise was ever made & I don't think it's necessary…There's a certain privacy element here." Says he'll let Mnuchin make any "technical adjustments."
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 14, 2020

This is categorically FALSE
Promise was absolutely made
We ALL heard it https://t.co/IL4HvHZqqA
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) June 14, 2020

Larry Kudlow says there is a "certain privacy element" at play in the Trump Admin's refusal to disclose the recipients of its $600B coronavirus loan program.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) June 14, 2020