President Trump signs massive funding bill into law, includes $600 stimulus checks
Trump announced the signing in a statement that spoke of his frustrations with the bill for including only $600 checks, instead of larger ones Republicans rejected. Author: JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) Published: 12:12 PM EST December 27, 2020 Updated: 11:42 PM EST December 27, 2020
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.
The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as an increase in food stamp benefits.
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Trump signs pandemic aid bill under pressure
US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making.
Trump, who leaves office on January 20 after losing November’s election to President-elect Joe Biden, backed down from his earlier threat to block the bill, which was approved by Congress last week, after he came under intense pressure from lawmakers on both sides.
The Republican president, who golfed on Sunday and remained out of public view even as the potential government crisis loomed, had demanded that Congress change the bill to increase the size of stimulus checks for struggling Americans to $2,000 from $600 and also cut some other spending.
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