Tom Cotton just put out a great Twitter statement on Nancy Pelosi’s 3 trillion dollar coronavirus “relief” bill, explaining the absurd provisions that House Democrats want to waste money on during the pandemic:
Nancy Pelosi’s 1,800-page virus “relief” bill is yet another wish list for liberal activists and donors. Here are just a few of the absurd provisions Democrats want to waste money on in the middle of a pandemic:
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS!
Pelosi’s bill would give get-out-of-jail free cards to every federal prisoner with asthma or diabetes or who is over age 50.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
FORCING STATES TO ALLOW VOTE BY MAIL!
The Democrats also want to force states to allow vote by mail—but would *prohibit* states from requiring photo ID, notarization, or witness signatures to send or receive mail-in ballots. This is the perfect storm for voter fraud.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
…The Democrats even require states to send mail-in ballots to people for every federal election going forward, even if they just wanted one for this election. In other words, they want to permanently change our elections, even though it increases the risk of fraud.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
AMNESTY!
And of course the Democrats snuck amnesty into the bill: Illegal immigrants in “essential services” would be authorized to work for the duration of the crisis. Meanwhile, 22 million Americans are unemployed. Don’t you think those Americans want a job?
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
The Democrats’ bill also would require DHS to review the files of every illegal alien in its custody to determine whether they should be released in the middle of a pandemic and Depression-level unemployment.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
MAKING SURE A GOOD CRISIS DOESN’T GO TO WASTE!
The Democrat-run House isn’t even in session, but Speaker Pelosi is hard at work giving your money to liberal activists and donors. This isn’t about the pandemic for Democrats. It’s about making sure a good crisis doesn’t go to waste.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 13, 2020
In a normal world the media would be all over politicians for trying to milk a pandemic for stuff like this. But we live in an era of garbage media who only oppose Republicans and give Democrats a free pass on nearly everything.