Conservatives Urge Donald Trump to Veto Stimulus Bill
On 12/22/20 at 11:19 AM EST
President Donald Trump faced pressure to veto the second COVID-19 stimulus package and other government spending on Tuesday as conservative commentators claimed Americans were receiving less than foreign countries.
The relief package passed both chambers of Congress on Monday night by sizeable majorities, despite the fact several lawmakers complained that they had only been given a matter of hours to read the 5,593-page relief and spending bill before votes began.
Under the $900 billion stimulus measures, Americans will receive $600 stimulus checks and federal rental assistance, among other funds. Federal aid will also be offered to schools and small businesses.
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Republican Senate should get off its ass and help hurting people December 18, 2020 9:50 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg
Trump s man in the Senate, Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, continues to sit on desperately needed coronavirus aid. PW Washington Correspondent Mark Gruenberg writes that it s time for GOP Senators to move before the economic situation becomes even more dire. | Evan Vucci / AP
Almost 14 million jobless people will lose their aid checks on Dec. 26.
Twelve million renters could get eviction hearing notices, or evictions, that day.
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COVID-19 relief deal in Congress slips to Sunday as new funding deadline looms
The US Capitol dome is seen in Washington on Dec 17, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Erin Scott)
20 Dec 2020 08:09AM (Updated:
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WASHINGTON: US lawmakers struggled on Saturday (Dec 19) to clear final hurdles to a US$900 billion COVID-19 aid Bill, including a dispute over Federal Reserve emergency lending authorities, pushing any deal closer to a Sunday night government funding deadline.
The US Senate adjourned a rare Saturday session with a call from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to avoid last minute disagreements that could delay new funding for Americans and small businesses struggling with the steep economic and health costs of the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Dec 2020 / 02:25 H.
(Adds McConnell, Cornyn)
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The top Democrat and top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday said separately they believed they were close to a vote to pass a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the pandemic.
Their remarks followed late-night negotiation in which senators from both parties struck a compromise to clear one of the final hurdles, a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities.
The package would give $600 direct payments to individuals and boost unemployment payments by $300 per week. Congress aims to include the coronavirus aid package in a $1.4 trillion spending bill funding government programs through September 2021.