GOP senator slams Pelosi's 'liberal, leftist approach' to stimulus bill

The fourth coronavirus relief package faces a setback on Capitol Hill. Senate Republicans argue that the first

bill

s passed should have an impact before lawmakers move forward with more legislation, but Democrats disagree. I think immediate help to Americans is the bottom line and I think that's what the president is focused on. There's no question that we need to do more. The

stimulus

that we've put in place is certainly good, but much of that money will not be received. by people for weeks, maybe even months, joining us now is Wyoming Senator John Barrasso, he is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a doctor as well as a

senator

, good morning and welcome, nice to be with you , Sandra, so do you think a fourth

stimulus

bill

will be necessary long before we get to that?

Let me tell you first that you know this as a doctor. and a

senator

, I want to make sure that people are taken care of in terms of their health and their well-being and this will be a critical and crucial week in the United States so that more people can stay home to wash. your hands frequently to avoid touching your face, the better it will be with respect to a fourth language. I spoke with the president and Senator McConnell this week. First we have to make sure this latest bill to worry about actually works to get us relief. to the people who need it, which is almost everyone in America, to make sure that healthcare providers get what they need and to make sure that our small businesses can get these loans, we made about 17,000 loans and about of five billion dollars. but there is 350 billion dollars in this project regarding a fourth package.

I think there will be one, but I have to tell you, Sandra, there is simply no way that Nancy Pelosi can once again bring to bear her list of left-

liberal

approach

es to the Green New Deal and electoral reform. I think she's talking about the diversity of corporate ports. This is a crisis our country faces. Anything in this fourth package has to ensure that we have met the needs that we promised would be met through the third package. so it seems like you agree with Mitch McConnell on this wait and see

approach

with the first three rounds of stimulus being overwhelmingly bipartisan, so how can you maintain the bipartisan approach to relief for Americans when clearly Nancy Pelosi is advocating for more stimulus and Mitch McConnell's saying, let's wait and see, well, we actually had that process in a very bipartisan way in the Senate before Nancy Pelosi came in with this big

liberal

wish list and now she's trying again with phase four in the one who wants tax exemptions. like she said for the millionaires in the blue states, well that's not going to be enough either if we get to phase four and you want, we're actually at a point where we're beyond this and we've got the disease behind us and we need to stimulate the economy one of the things we've been talking about is the highway bill the infrastructure bill things we need to do to help rebuild the country I've talked to the president about that we have a bill that came out of the committee in the Senate that I chair was passed 21 to nothing, all the Republicans, all the Democrats have voted, we should stick to the bipartisan things that work instead of the kind of things that Nancy Pelosi is trying to bring to the table to bring to the country in a direction where the American people are saying let's deal with the crisis that is affecting us right now.

Well, Senator, you come to this from a unique perspective and you are also a doctor and an American citizen. Medical Senator Falchi warned over the weekend about the dangers of those states that have not implemented full stay-at-home orders. Wyoming is one of them. I don't want to get into it, but if you look at what's happening in this country, I just don't understand why we're not doing what we really should be doing, it's something that needs to be considered for your state, well you can always rely on it. the people of Wyoming must do the right thing, we have a state of emergency in Wyoming, anyone who comes to our state there is a 14 day quarantine, people stay home, but remember people are spread out here, we only have about five people per square mile.

We have been social distancing for the hundred and thirty years that we have been a state that we survived because of people helping people helping neighbors helping neighbors right now we have 200 cases with no deaths and we hope to keep it that way by continuing to do what correct. What is the risk or harm in issuing that statewide stay-at-home order? Well, people are staying home in Wyoming, so it's already being done. I think the governor has struck the right balance and the people of Wyoming know what is best in Wyoming. We will continue to do that, we will continue to follow all the recommendations that are in Wyoming.

People are really staying home. I mean, if you go to the supermarket, people wear masks and keep their distance. There are special established hours. for seniors, but it is a state where neighbors help neighbors, we are going to continue doing it that way. That sign of unity is something we can all come to appreciate during this difficult time for our country, Senator, I really appreciate you coming. This morning's program, a pleasure to see you. Thank you, Sandra.