Republicans really are idiots. Dan Coats (R-IN) on his voting w/Dems to proceed on UI vote.

“There’s a lot of low-hanging fruit,” Coats said. “Here’s one that is just a no-brainer. Look, in order to get Social Security disability payments, you have to prove that you are unable to work. In order to get unemployment benefits, you have to prove you are able to work. We know that many, many people are getting checks for both. … Eliminating that alone creates more than $27 billion of savings. This bill is $6 billion, so that’s a great place to start.” (my emphasis)

Really? Mr. Coats, do you have the correct statistics, the facts, for that statement?

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