#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

“#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both” The $1 trillion “infrastructure” plan poised to pass the Senate is a bad bill; the only possible excuse its Republican backers have is the claim that it may help stop a truly terrible one — the $3.5 trillion social-spendapalooza Democrats will introduce next. Contra the hype, the 2,700-page “bad”…

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#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

“#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage” WASHINGTON — Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, a coalition of Democrats and Republicans pushing it closer to passage despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. The rare bipartisan momentum was holding…

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#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom

#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom

“#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom” Two weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to fix the state’s beleaguered $2.4 billion rent relief program, the process is still a wreck, critics say. The program’s Web site continues to feature broken links and error messages and send e-mails saying applications are incomplete…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021” Dem spendfestPresident Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all remind me of J. Wellington Wimpy, who famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” (“Dems’ Next $pend-a-thon,” Editorial, Aug, 5). Tuesday may never come for taxpayers stuck with the…

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#JetBlue staying in NY, adding hundreds of jobs

#JetBlue staying in NY, adding hundreds of jobs

“#JetBlue staying in NY, adding hundreds of jobs” After flirting with a move to sunny Florida, Jet Blue Airways will stay at their headquarters in New York — even expanding by adding hundreds of new jobs, The Post has learned. The Post exclusively reported in March that “New York’s hometown airline” was reviewing its option…

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#Schumer predicts infrastructure vote ‘in a matter of days’

#Schumer predicts infrastructure vote ‘in a matter of days’

“#Schumer predicts infrastructure vote ‘in a matter of days’” ​Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer predicted that a vote on the proposed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package could come “in a matter of days,” as lawmakers continued to tweak the plan during a rare Sunday session.  ​Schumer (D-NY), speaking on the Senate floor, said the text…

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#NY updates rent relief program after critics slam slow process

#NY updates rent relief program after critics slam slow process

“#NY updates rent relief program after critics slam slow process” ALBANY — The state released a new application process for tenants and landlords seeking federal rental assistance on Monday — one day after Sen. Chuck Schumer slammed the Cuomo administration for slow-rolling payments to individuals at risk of evictions.  The submission process — slated to…

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