Posted on 12/22/2020 8:34:43 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
President Donald Trump is demanding lawmakers raise the second round of stimulus checks to $2,000 per person, from $600.
“I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple,” Trump said in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday night.
While the president did not outright threaten a veto of the $900 billion Covid relief bill, he did call it an unsuitable “disgrace.”
But if you are one of the people eligible for a stimulus check, don’t get your hopes up. The legislation passed both houses of Congress with veto-proof majorities, meaning that Trump is powerless to raise direct payments from $600.
Still, the top Democrats in Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, said they would support getting bigger checks to people.
“Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it!” Pelosi tweeted.
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And dem/union reps to China to organize for a $15hr min. wage...
They better hurry up. People have no hope, churches are in trouble and the economy is divided between essential and non-essential. America is hurting and angry.
Is he talking about the $600. going toward unemployment benefits? I thought there was resistance against paying people more money to sit at home vs get out of the house and get a job. Maybe I’m way off.
Lets find out Nancy’s net worth and cut a check to every employed American for that amount... Checkmate rich people!
“ America is hurting and angry.”
Good. It is high time America stop groveling for handouts and stand up to the tyranny and take their lives back.
They want another pork bill.
these are direct payments like the 1200 “Trump bucks” in the spring
This bill has unemployment at $300 (plus State amt) and for I think...only 3 months.
So, who’s going to be getting that $2K instead of $600.?
I know it’s not up to you to find that out, I’m just trying to figure out if my expected $1200. Stimulus check will be effected. I guess time will tell.
At least they have reached some kind of agreement, and the president has given them a few days to tweak it somewhat.
This is one reason I’m not sorry to see Trump shown the door.
He ought to have insisted on not just increasing the amount given to us but to cut the rest of the pork.
Make it ONLY a COVID relief bill with NOTHING else added.
A caller to Rush suggested no foreign pork and $3k per person.
Does this include illegal aliens?
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