Ible Report: White House approached Schwarzenegger for cabinet post
When the coronavirus started surging across the U.S. this spring, 70-year-old meatpacking worker Enock Benjamin kept reporting to his job at a JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The plant ignored federal health guidelines, while workers stood close together and weren t equipped with personal protective equipment, a stanley cup quencher ccording to alawsuit by Benjamin s family, who also alleged that sick workers were encouraged to keep showing up. Benjamin contracted COVID-19 and died on April 30. Half a year after the suit was filed, Americans are dying from COVID-19 at record rates. But according to business groups and many Republicans in Congress, it is the threat of more litigation of the kind pursued by the Benjamin family that poses the greatest threat to employers and the economic recovery.A major wrench in the ongoing talks in Washington, D.C., over another round of emergency relief for Ameri stanley flask cans is a push by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to include broad legal protections for businesses, schools, places of worship and other organizations from lawsuits over COVID-19. The issue is threatening to derail negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders.                                        While the latest $908 billion proposal includes  an agreement in principle  between the two parties on protection from lawsuits, McConnell indicated earlier this we stanley cup ek he would be willing to put aside that part of the bill and only pass elements that both parties can agree on. Such a move Ketb Could Kathleen Sebelius be held in contempt of Congress
It s a rare moment when the White House, congressional Republicans and De stanley cups uk mocratic Hill leaders all seem to be on the same page, as they are on the need for an economic stimulus package.But of course nothing s that easy in Washington these days.Republican House leaders have fired off a letter demanding that Democrats ditch any pay as you go rules in an economic stimulus package, saying they will withhold support from any legislation if these so-called  paygo  rules include tax increases.                                         In the interest of true bipartisan accord, we request that you and the Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate agree to take tax increases ndash; in any form ndash; off the table as we negotiate an economic stimulus package,  Minority Leader John A. Boehner  R-Ohio  and Minori stanley us ty Whip Roy Blunt  R-Mo.  wrote in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi  D-Calif.  this afternoon.Democratscampaigned in 2006on a promise of pay as you go budgeting, which requires either spending cuts or revenueraisers  read: tax increases  in order to balance the budget. There is a serious internal debate among Democrats right now about whether a fiscal stimulus package should be paid for or whether they should ditch paygo as they did on last year s alternative min stanley thermobecher imum tax bill.        Democratic leaders are meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the stimulus package.The Crypt will update with their response to the GOP demands.      ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-chil

Ible Report: White House approached Schwarzenegger for cabinet post
When the coronavirus started surging across the U.S. this spring, 70-year-old meatpacking worker Enock Benjamin kept reporting to his job at a JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The plant ignored federal health guidelines, while workers stood close together and weren t equipped with personal protective equipment, a stanley cup quencher ccording to alawsuit by Benjamin s family, who also alleged that sick workers were encouraged to keep showing up. Benjamin contracted COVID-19 and died on April 30. Half a year after the suit was filed, Americans are dying from COVID-19 at record rates. But according to business groups and many Republicans in Congress, it is the threat of more litigation of the kind pursued by the Benjamin family that poses the greatest threat to employers and the economic recovery.A major wrench in the ongoing talks in Washington, D.C., over another round of emergency relief for Ameri stanley flask cans is a push by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to include broad legal protections for businesses, schools, places of worship and other organizations from lawsuits over COVID-19. The issue is threatening to derail negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders.                                        While the latest $908 billion proposal includes  an agreement in principle  between the two parties on protection from lawsuits, McConnell indicated earlier this we stanley cup ek he would be willing to put aside that part of the bill and only pass elements that both parties can agree on. Such a move Ketb Could Kathleen Sebelius be held in contempt of Congress
It s a rare moment when the White House, congressional Republicans and De stanley cups uk mocratic Hill leaders all seem to be on the same page, as they are on the need for an economic stimulus package.But of course nothing s that easy in Washington these days.Republican House leaders have fired off a letter demanding that Democrats ditch any pay as you go rules in an economic stimulus package, saying they will withhold support from any legislation if these so-called  paygo  rules include tax increases.                                         In the interest of true bipartisan accord, we request that you and the Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate agree to take tax increases ndash; in any form ndash; off the table as we negotiate an economic stimulus package,  Minority Leader John A. Boehner  R-Ohio  and Minori stanley us ty Whip Roy Blunt  R-Mo.  wrote in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi  D-Calif.  this afternoon.Democratscampaigned in 2006on a promise of pay as you go budgeting, which requires either spending cuts or revenueraisers  read: tax increases  in order to balance the budget. There is a serious internal debate among Democrats right now about whether a fiscal stimulus package should be paid for or whether they should ditch paygo as they did on last year s alternative min stanley thermobecher imum tax bill.        Democratic leaders are meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the stimulus package.The Crypt will update with their response to the GOP demands.      ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-chil