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Signing the bill would have allowed states to update their computer systems for the continuing benefits.
The stimulus law is in addition to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government, which without Mr Trump’s signature could close down early next week.
He has demanded that Congress increase stimulus cheques from $600 to $2,000 for eligible Americans.
It blindsided legislator who spent months negotiating the final package, and is opposed by many Republicans.
Mr Trump has also complained about some of the items in the stimulus plan and in the spending bill.
“I simply want to get our great people $2,000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill,” he tweeted on Saturday.
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Jo Marie Hernandez doesn’t know how she and her 4-year-old daughter will survive after her unemployment aid lapsed this weekend.
Hernandez, who lives in Olean, New York, is on the brink of losing her home in days after she lost her job as a customer service associate at a gas station in the spring. Enduring prolonged unemployment, she s struggled to make ends meet and has nothing left in savings to keep her afloat.
“I only have $100 left to my name. My whole world is shattered,” says Hernandez, 32, who was forced to put her car up for sale. “We can’t wait a few weeks for help. We’re starving and will be out on the street soon.”
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President Donald Trump did not sign the latest coronavirus relief legislation by midnight on Saturday, a move expected to cost jobless workers at least one week of $300 federal unemployment benefits.
Trump had suggested he might reject the $900 billion stimulus package, which passed in both chambers of Congress earlier this week, unless it includes $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans.
The bill currently includes $600 checks for qualified Americans, along with the $300 weekly federal unemployment insurance.
“I simply want to get our great people $2,000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork, ” Trump tweeted on Saturday morning.