December 23, 2020
If the president vetos the bill, the government could shut down and Americans are unlikely to receive $600 stimulus checks until at least mid-January.
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Washington is on edge after President Trump released a video attacking provisions in a bill that would send $600 stimulus checks to most Americans, which passed Congress earlier this week.
If President Trump chooses to veto it government funding will run out next Monday, and it s unclear if lawmakers can act in time to avert a last-minute government shutdown.
Matt Glassman, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute, explained it’s normal for unrelated government spending bills to be grouped together.
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President Trump joined the chorus ripping the bad COVID “relief” bill apart Tuesday night. He aired many grievances against the awful bill, but his overarching complaint shared by millions, including this writer is that while the bill has been branded and ballyhooed as a COVID relief bill, most of it has nothing to do with COVID or relief at all. What does sending millions to Pakistan for gender programs have to do with making sure Americans who can’t work because government shuttered their business can pay their rent? Nothing. What does spending millions on cars for overseas HIV/AIDS workers have to do with making sure California and New York restaurant workers and owners can put food on their own tables? Nothing. What does building a pair of new Smithsonian Museums have to do with helping struggling Americans keep their heat on this winter? Nothing.
Sen. Rick Scott votes no on COVID-19 relief package
Published: December 22, 2020 7:17 PM EST
Updated: December 22, 2020 8:07 PM EST
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Florida Senator Rick Scott voted no on the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, which includes checks for you and help for small businesses. But Scott says the bill is full of wasteful spending and handouts.
It’s not a secret that businesses and people everywhere are hurting due to the economic impacts COVID-19 has caused. But, some local lawmakers do not believe a $900 billion bill is the answer.
Representative Spencer Roach calls the bill an insult. “This bill is an insult to the American people. and really encapsulates everything that is broken and out of touch with Washington D.C.,” he said.
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Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in Covid-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. Since the details of the bill came to light, Americans strongly criticized major sections of it. Internet strongly slammed the government for allocating $600 stimulus checks and $300 bonus benefits. Now, the bill is getting backlash for the amount of $1 Billion, which is allocated for the creation of two new Smithsonian Museums.
A whopping amount of $1 Billion will be used to build two new Smithsonian museums. The two museums will be, the Womenâs History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino as new Smithsonian museums located near the National Mall, Washington DC.