Senator Alex Padilla (D-Ca.) joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to talk about the urgency to pass additional COVID-19 relief. "The way we are doing it still leaves the door wide open for Republicans to join us in providing much-needed relief to struggling families across the country, struggling small businesses, state and local governments and others across the country," he says. "It's up to Republicans to choose if they want to do this on a bipartisan basis.” Aired on 2/3/2021.
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What’s Joe saying about it?
I like how conservatives are screaming about being censored while doing so on the top cable news station. 🙄😅
@Ro G They are more like at the bottom of cable news after Trump
Republicans act like this money is coming out of their pockets
@E B NOT!!!!! Democrats do believe in budgets. The big difference between Democrats and Republicans is the Dems worry about the American people and the Reps worry about huge corporations. If this were another tax break for the rich. The Republicans would be saying why only $1.9 Billion, why not 3?
Trump comes up ! Is he still here!?
@E B just take away that ridiculous 3 trillion dollar millionaire tax cuts and use that money for the stimulus package. Unless you think millionaires and billionaires need more tax breaks.
It’s coming out of their donor’s pockets. How do you think we’ll ultimately pay for all of this COVID relief..? By raising taxes on the wealthy… that’s how. The Dems want money from the same donors… so by convincing Republicans to go along with it, they’ll avoid a future scenario where the fat cats only donate to the GOP. It’s just another corrupt mess.
@Big Mike yes they do need more tax breaks on income, as does everyone else . Which you can get around income taxes by increasing your net worth. There’s a difference. Trying to tax the rich is futile and counter productive to intervention. The government rarely does anything better than the people themselves. Aka “private businesses”. The competitiveness is an issue fed by government policy most likely for personal gain. Don’t blame your business man blame your government.
all those liars should count all those votes by hand themselves.
Families needed help long-ago. Any delay is criminal at least.
I’m not sure you know what the word “criminal” means.
@Cortez The Killer
Beyond criminal is more like it.
Since when is government assistance ever speedy?
Has everyone forgotten about Katrina?
don’t worry, you’ll wait another 8 months for any kind of stimulus. just ask Botox Nancy who delayed it because of her TDS.
@Adam Parisi
Gramps Trump lost.
Nothing would have been done under his presidency except to remove your entitlements.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2019/08/23/trumps-second-term-plan-for-social-security-starve-the-beast/
We’ve been needing to act on this for months now. Get on it! People are really hurting bad!
They don’t care. Yet Biden is opening border. And haven’t even done his job yet. Trump signed it. Not Biden. Yet look how long it too for 600.00 yet 45% not sure of how many… Haven’t even received either.. This is a total joke.. They should put on a clown suite.. That’s the show their acting fast on.
BEEN BROKE LONG BEFORE COVID TOO
blame dumbocrat governors and mayors.
@Dee mac the Democrats are saying yes and the republicans are saying no for the COVID relief.
And you have the nerve to criticize President Joe Biden
IT’S VERY MUCH NEEDED FOR OUR WELL BEING!!
@The standard narrative has holes in it
Oh grow up
@The standard narrative has holes in it
You’re a couple of tacos short of a combination plate.
@The standard narrative has holes in it Grats on getting MY attention.
Yeah how much crap is going to be in it, how much of our money are you gonna give to stupid crap, I’m willing to bet a lot
I’ve seen turtles more bold and urgent. Step up or step out
Hmmm, you are correct. We’ve witnessed the blatantly bold and urgent actions of at least one of those turtles; a former Senate leader, perhaps?
Please just stop the talking, and act. As you talk shop people are dying 😢
Tell that to the Republicans !!
Joe Biden needs to stand his ground against these miserable republicans. If a Wall St bank needed a bailout they would throw money at them.
amber alert joe is a vegetable. who did you think you were electing?
Thank you Senator Padilla but why aren’t they doing it??? why isn’t it done sir??
PLEASE we can’t wait.!!!!
It will be done as soon as the Republicans agree not to block it.
They’re dragging their feet – they passed the vehicle to push it through, now they need to get the bill in there. They DO NOT need bipartisanship to push this through.
Yes the urgency is there however these laws take time to write. Thousands and Thousands of pages need to be written before it comes to the floor. They are working as quick as they can I assure you.
Act like the republican when they rushed the Supreme Court nominee through!
I hope you have an amazing 2021,Please repent because Jesus is coming soon,
Like so more people can see this
We dealing with reality not fantasies.
Ask him to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pleeeaase push this through quickly, we are dying out here.
This lady is a mess. God Bless her soul.
Andrea Mitchell is SO awkward in these interviews. Stumbling and stuttering and getting her words stepped on and stepping on others’ words. Great reporter, not a great anchor.
She’s almost as old as our 3 main leaders pelosi Schumer and Biden old age catches up huh.
People are dying, people are starving, people are losing their homes. We need help now!!!!
American families are in desperate needs we have been patient and we can’t continue waiting!!!!!
This is criminal. The death rates are generally so high. A very long winter. Be safe. 😊🛋