House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s add-ons were the reason why a Colorado Republican voted against the $8.3 billion coronavirus bill that President Trump signed into law earlier in the day, the lawmaker said Friday night.
“The president asked for $2.5 billion. I would have supported that,” Rep. Ken Buck said during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.” But then the actions of Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, prompted him to change his mind.
“The speaker decided to add all sorts of Christmas-tree ornaments to this bill. It was unnecessary. It was too much money,” he said.
“The speaker decided to add all sorts of Christmas-tree ornaments to this bill. It was unnecessary. It was too much money.”
Besides Buck, only Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., also voted no when the House approved its bill Wednesday in a 415-2 vote. The Senate passed its version Thursday in a 96-1 vote, with only Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing the plan.
Liberal city’s ‘disgraceful’ move before baseball’s opening day has activists furious
Leftwing groups attempting to block congressional oversight of Biden may violate law, conservative org warns
LA DA George Gascon challenged by Jonathan Hatami, prosecutor of child killers
President Biden to visit Mississippi after tornadoes ravage state, leaving 25 dead
Biden ‘strongly opposes’ resolution ending COVID-19 national emergency, but won’t veto it after Senate vote
Illegal Alien Arrested After What He Allegedly Did to Minor Girl in Walmart Parking Lot
Four Words Turn Hillary Clinton’s Gun Control Rant on Its Head and Make Her Look Like a Fool
Ohio lawmaker moves to force vote on constitutional amendment rules
Minneapolis City Council to discuss potential settlement in major Floyd lawsuit
Tucker Carlson Knocks the Socks Off His Competition with Ratings, But What ‘The Five’ Did Is Truly Amazing
Fans Ecstatic Over Who Made an Appearance on ‘The Five’ – ‘You Always Do a Good Job’
Huge: Rand Paul Says He Has New Information on Fauci’s Employment Despite His ‘Retirement’ Claim
Teen Carjackers Busted After Pesky Manual Transmission Thwarts Their Scheme: Police
Feds examine gas pipeline at Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast site
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman planning to return to Senate in mid-April after depression treatment
In his conversation with guest host Tammy Bruce, Buck added it was “unfair” for critics of President Trump to blame him for the coronavirus outbreak, which he said was a situation that called for unity among the American people, not political division.
“I work on Capitol Hill and I see politics every day,” Buck told Bruce. “And unfortunately, I see people that try to make political gain out of things that they should not try to make political gain out of.
“And to try to lay this issue, which starts in China, comes the United States and is being handled as well as we could possibly hope — to try to lay this at the president’s feet as unfair,” he added. “And I think most people have seen three years of unfair treatment by the Democrats of this president.”
Despite extensive media coverage, the risk of contracting coronavirus remained low for most Americans, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said Friday.
Liberal city’s ‘disgraceful’ move before baseball’s opening day has activists furious
Leftwing groups attempting to block congressional oversight of Biden may violate law, conservative org warns
LA DA George Gascon challenged by Jonathan Hatami, prosecutor of child killers
President Biden to visit Mississippi after tornadoes ravage state, leaving 25 dead
Biden ‘strongly opposes’ resolution ending COVID-19 national emergency, but won’t veto it after Senate vote
Illegal Alien Arrested After What He Allegedly Did to Minor Girl in Walmart Parking Lot
Four Words Turn Hillary Clinton’s Gun Control Rant on Its Head and Make Her Look Like a Fool
Ohio lawmaker moves to force vote on constitutional amendment rules
Minneapolis City Council to discuss potential settlement in major Floyd lawsuit
Tucker Carlson Knocks the Socks Off His Competition with Ratings, But What ‘The Five’ Did Is Truly Amazing
Fans Ecstatic Over Who Made an Appearance on ‘The Five’ – ‘You Always Do a Good Job’
Huge: Rand Paul Says He Has New Information on Fauci’s Employment Despite His ‘Retirement’ Claim
Teen Carjackers Busted After Pesky Manual Transmission Thwarts Their Scheme: Police
Feds examine gas pipeline at Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast site
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman planning to return to Senate in mid-April after depression treatment
In an interview on “America’s Newsroom” with host Laura Ingle, Adams said the Trump administration wanted the public to know the risk of infection and be prepared, but not to panic.
The coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, before spreading worldwide. It has now infected more than 100,000 people total with cases on every continent but Antarctica, with 338 cases in the United States. Worldwide, more than 3,400 people have died from the coronavirus, including 15 in the United States.
Story cited here.
Scroll down to leave a comment:
