MT. HOLLY, N.J.
– The Republican-affiliated American Action Network went up with trolling billboards this week in 12 House districts where Democrats are fighting like hell to keep schools closed for in-person instruction. One of the targeted congressman is Andy Kim (D, NJ-03).
“Kids are falling behind, yet liberals in Congress seem not to care,” said AAN President Dan Conston. “Even though the science shows it’s safe for children to return to school, teachers unions continue to keep students locked out of their classrooms. Liberals in Congress awash in teacher union cash are picking the unions over America’s kids. It’s time for Congress to support safely reopening schools now.”
An outside group that backs Republican causes is going up in 12 congressional districts controlled by House Democrats with ads spotlighting the combustible issue of school reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Millions of American families and scores of thousands of businesses are nearing the ends of their financial ropes because of COVID-19. Yet I have heard of not a single local or state government in desperate financial straits because of the epidemic.
Liberals in Congress continue to insist that a new CARES Act include funding some states and cities need to cover mistakes prior to and not linked to the epidemic. What’s wrong with this picture? I suspect you had no trouble answering that question.
[As of Dec. 16] It has been two weeks since a coalition of lawmakers, led by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, proposed a $908 billion bill to provide new relief to those suffering financially from COVID-19. Let me be clear about the Manchin-Collins bipartisan coalition: Not one of them likes everything that is in or not in the bill. Political realities dictated some of the contents.
Mike Myer Millions of American families and scores of thousands of businesses are nearing the ends of their financial ropes because of COVID-19. Yet I have heard of not a single local or state government in desperate financial straits because of the epidemic. Liberals in Congress continue to insist that a new CARES Act include funding some states and cities need to cover mistakes prior to and not linked to the epidemic. What’s wrong with this picture? I suspect you had no trouble answering that question. It has been two weeks since a coalition of lawmakers, led by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, proposed a $908 billion bill to provide new relief to those suffering financially from COVID-19. Let me be clear about the Manchin-Collins bipartisan coalition: Not one of them likes everything that is in or not in the bill. Political realities dictated some of the contents. Lawmakers who crafted the measure deserve enormous credit for compromising.