I’m in, he tweeted early Wednesday in response to a post from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Whaddya say, Mitch? Schumer asked, referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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I’m in. Whaddya say, Mitch? Let’s not get bogged down with ideological offsets and unrelated items and just DO THIS! The American people deserve it. @senatemajldrhttps://t.co/L1b5rUkc7h Chuck Schumer
On Tuesday night, Trump called the bill, which passed both chambers of Congress this week and includes $600 in direct payments, a disgrace, saying that amount was not enough money and complaining too little is given to small businesses, and in particular restaurants, whose owners have suffered so grievously.
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Trump calls on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks, hints he might not sign relief bill
If the president refuses to sign the bill, the government will shut down on Dec. 29 and the $900 billion in emergency economic aid will be frozen.
By Rachel Siegel, Josh Dawsey, Mike DeBonisThe Washington Post
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WASHINGTON President Trump on Tuesday night asked Congress to amend the nearly $900 billion stimulus and spending bill passed by the Senate just one day before, describing the legislation as “a disgrace” and suggesting he would not immediately sign off on aid for millions of Americans.
In a video posted to Twitter, Trump called on Congress to increase the “ridiculously low” $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 and outlined a list of provisions in the final legislation that he described as “wasteful spending and much more.” He did not mention that the $600 stimulus check idea came from his treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
Dec. 23, 2020 3:36 pm
President Trump just vetoed the NDAA defense bill just as he said he would, forcing Congress to come back and override his veto:
THE HILL – President Trump followed through Wednesday on his threat to veto a massive annual defense policy bill, setting up what could be the first and only veto override of his presidency.
Congress passed the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) earlier this month with more than the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, though it is unclear how many Republicans will buck the president in an override vote.
Trump objected to the $740 billion policy legislation because it did not include a provision repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that provides a legal shield to tech companies like Twitter and Facebook.