Joe Biden Lights up Social Media After Blasting Republicans, Donald Trump for 'Rushing' Supreme Court Pick Over COVID Relief

Joe Biden has lit up social media after blasting Republican leaders and Donald Trump for 'rushing' [...]

By Stephen Andrew

Joe Biden has lit up social media after blasting Republican leaders and Donald Trump for "rushing" the president's Supreme Court nomination instead of passing a COVID-19 relief bill. In his post, Biden wrote, "The fact that Senate Republicans haven't bothered to pass a COVID relief package but are rushing through President Trump's Supreme Court pick says all you need to know. We've got to flip the Senate, folks."

Biden's comment is related to the Senate holding confirmation hearings on Amy Coney Barrett, who is likely to become the next Supreme Court Justice. As for why the Senate has not passed a second coronavirus relief bill, this essentially boils down to the Republican-led Senate and Democrat-led House of Representatives not being able to agree on one. The main cause of that seems to be the price tag, as Republicans want to keep the bill under $2 trillion, and Democrats believe it needs to be higher. Scroll down to see what social media users have to say about it all.

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Some agreed with Biden's assessment of the situation. These individuals also find the Republicans and Trump at fault for a lack of follow-up relief.

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The first COVID-19 relief bill, the CARES Act, was passes in March. Since then, stimulus payments have mostly run out and additional federal unemployment benefits have expired.

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The House passed the HEROES Act in May, and despite making amendments to it, the Senate has refused to pass it. Republicans feel that it is too costly.

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Others disagree with Biden's take on the matter. These people feel like it is Democrats who are the ones holding up the next bill.

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The White House recently proposed a new bill that would have additional unemployment benefits. It would also send out new stimulus relief payments.

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Speaker Pelosi has rejected the White House's proposal. She stated that she feels it does not provide enough financial relief for Americans.

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Finally, there are some who choose not to pick a side. They believe that both Democrats and Republicans are equally responsible for not passing a new bill.

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