Evers vetoes 11 GOP bills directing federal COVID-19 aid spending

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Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed 11 GOP-authored bills directing how to spend federal money from the latest COVID-19 relief package and announced how he plans to dole out another $420 million of the funds.

Appearing at a news conference in Wauwatosa Thursday, Evers said he vetoed the 11 GOP bills to ensure he can distribute federal pandemic relief funds as quickly as possible. He said the legislative oversight process would likely delay those funds from getting to businesses and Wisconsinites who need them.

“This money has to get out quickly,” he said. “It’s much more easy and direct if it’s not going through 100 hands in the Legislature, versus one administration that has done this several times already.”

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, slammed the guv’s move, which had been expected.

Read more: https://www.wispolitics.com/2021/evers-vetoes-11-gop-bills-directing-federal-covid-19-aid-spending/

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1. Show 'em who's boss, Governor.

I think Dems should go hard, nasty, and unrelenting. Everything should start with an unspoken “Screw you!” And then whatever response that DEMS want to implement, that serves the interests of the DEMOCRATS, should immediately follow, ANYWAY.

NO further “negotiations” or making nice. They’ve been playing dirty and pigheaded for years. WHY are we still accommodating them? It doesn’t seem to work. I think the Dems should go all out. Go for broke. Get this DONE.

There will be all the time in the world to ask for forgiveness later instead of wasting time now, pleading for permission, “compromise” and “bipartisanship” when the GOP wants nothing of the sort. All they want to do is block and delay and gum up the works so our side can’t get our agenda accomplished. And that leaves millions of people high & dry and so people in desperate need out there can get some actual, meaningful help.


Don’t trust, verify.

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2. Obama tried to reach across the aisle several times

during his presidency, and each time he pulled his hand back, it was mauled and bloody, figuratively. You're spot on, no time for compromising or bipartisanship with the QOP. They play dirty, so the Dems should play dirtier. Fuck the QOP and their politics of hypocrisy.

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3. Yep. Unfortunately it HAS come to that.

Seems to me the lesson is - ignore the botching and complaining and whining and griping. Fuck ‘em! Pay NO attention! DO NOT back down or ease up or cave because the GOP or somebody in the Bible Belt might be mad at you. FUCK ‘em!!! FORGE AHEAD ANYWAY!!!

And if they refuse to play or cooperate, do what you know is right and you know WE know is right: FUCK “‘em!!! FORGE AHEAD ANYWAY!!!