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Democrats' new $3 trillion coronavirus bill includes $5 MILLION for lawmakers to buy new laptops and upgrade WiFi

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Nancy Pelosi unveiled the new $3 trillion coronavirus legislation on Tuesday

One stipulation for the Legislative Branch would give $5 million to House offices to advance their technological capabilities for lawmakers and staffers

It would be used for upgrading 'imaging solution' to meet the demand for 'House imaged laptops'

Also would increase 'inventory of satellite phone, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots, and updated satellite bandwidth technologies' in home district offices

The legislation addition comes as lawmakers and their employees cope with new virtual work with very little time on Capitol Hill

Posted by Fred 2020-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 They cannot take care of their own servers. Give them typewriters in which they can write their doggerel.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-05-13 00:50|| 2020-05-13 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 and VCRs so they can watch their childpron.

Posted by Zenobia Chatch5961 2020-05-13 03:13|| 2020-05-13 03:13|| Front Page Top

#3 "And we saved you money by buying Chinese."

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-13 11:35|| 2020-05-13 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ These days, who else is selling laptops?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-13 12:24|| 2020-05-13 12:24|| Front Page Top

#5 If it passes in the Senate, then I’ll be interested — the Democrat-controlled House postures as much as it did when the Republicans had the House but not the Senate. Still, I suppose it’s good to be reminded what they’ll do if they win back the Senate.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-13 15:52|| 2020-05-13 15:52|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm disappointed in Pelosi. $3T was all she could come up with? Where's the single payer, the free college, etc? Poor Bernie.

BTW, the best part is the bailout for lobbyists. Their argument: your legislation doesn't write itself.

Posted by Spot 2020-05-13 15:59|| 2020-05-13 15:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Laptops are outdated in a very short time. How is it that the poor in the US aren't knee deep in 5 year old laptops?

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-05-13 16:14|| 2020-05-13 16:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Gotta replace all that stuff the Awans sold out of their garage.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-13 17:45|| 2020-05-13 17:45|| Front Page Top

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