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2020/12/28 12:44 FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) After stalling for many days, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (Dec. 27) signed his government s spending bill, which includes provisions for the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020. The White House issued a press release Sunday night stating that Trump had signed the appropriations bill for the 2021 fiscal year, which totals US$2.3 trillion. In addition to the US$900 billion of COVID-19 relief, the legislation includes the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 and the Tibetan Policy and Support Act.
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The Biden administration will soon inherit a crisis of President Donald Trump’s making: the forced separation of at least 5,400 migrant families, many of whom have yet to be reunited even after three years apart.
Attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union who have been representing the families since 2018 still haven’t been able to locate the parents of 626 children, and many more families remain separated. In an October campaign ad, President-elect Joe Biden promised he would convene a task force to find and reunify children with their families. He said he would also stop prosecuting parents for crossing the border without authorization, which is how Trump justified separating families.
Greg Pence talks COVID-19 relief, election challenges Corey Ohlenkamp, Muncie Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. On Dec. 22, Indiana s 6th congressional district Rep. Greg Pence sat in his office in Washington waiting for the House to take a vote on the COVID-19 relief bill, something he said could have been done far sooner. I don t know why we couldn t kind of come to some agreement in July, Pence told The Star Press in a one-on-one interview on Monday. I thought in September when we came here that that was the focus, that was the number one thing we needed to talk about.
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After months of negotiating and political stalemate, Congress passed an additional COVID-19 relief package, HR 133, just before midnight Monday night. Ultimately, Congress was able to end months of gridlock by combining the relief package with the larger bill to fund the federal government, averting a government shutdown. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.
First COVID Relief Since April
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Washington has taken several steps to provide relief to Americans, help small businesses and support public health efforts to fight the virus. Congress first passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on March 6. The relatively modest bill focused on public health funding and included $8.3 billion in federal support. As the COVID-19 pandemic quickly worsened, Congress passed in quick succession the Families First Coron