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Statement from the President [on signing covid relief bill]
whitehouse.gov ^ | December 27, 2020 | President Donald J Trump

Posted on 12/27/2020 6:40:05 PM PST by ransomnote

As President of the United States it is my responsibility to protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship that was caused by the China Virus.

I understand that many small businesses have been forced to close as a result of harsh actions by Democrat-run states. Many people are back to work, but my job is not done until everyone is back to work.

Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming, to millions of people.

As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child.

As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, “whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.

I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I will send back to Congress a redlined version, item by item, accompanied by the formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed from the bill.

I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine distribution, and much more.

On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200. Additionally, Congress has promised that Section 230, which so unfairly benefits Big Tech at the expense of the American people, will be reviewed and either be terminated or substantially reformed.

Likewise, the House and Senate have agreed to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 Presidential election.

The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud.

Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!

Voter Fraud must be fixed!

Much more money is coming. I will never give up my fight for the American people!



TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cocainemitch; congress; coronavirus; fakenews; lindseygraham; pelosi; potusstatement; recission; sidebarabuse; stimulus; tds; trump
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To: ransomnote

Trump, in with a bang, out with a whimper.


141 posted on 12/27/2020 10:21:50 PM PST by thegagline
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To: RummyChick

“See America, I tried to do what is right...Congress refused...type of deal”

Then why did he sign it? Let Biden and the Rats own this monstrosity.


142 posted on 12/27/2020 10:22:44 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Varsity Flight

“Hàs the odor of bundled pensions
Market propping “

Indeed. The ‘Deep state’ holds those pensions in their hands.


143 posted on 12/27/2020 10:24:17 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: No_Mas_Obama

“If it hastens the collapse of this morally, financially and culturally bankrupt and repugnant system (and government) then - sign me up!”

Yep, I truly think there’s nothing worth saving at this point.

President Xi and Putin are smiling...


144 posted on 12/27/2020 10:25:25 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: allendale

“But by signing this monstronsity , it shows that Trump has essentually given it up.”

I think that is right. If you are leaving anyway, why torture people who need that money by delay that will be veto over ridden anyway ?

Trump has no backup from Hill RINOs - they were all promising a veto override.

Absent a miracle of the Lord, Trump’s political career is done.

Pray for President Trump !


145 posted on 12/27/2020 10:33:48 PM PST by Reverend Wright (Biden is like Robert Mueller: a senile frontman for radical left interests)
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To: softengine

We’re done. Utterly and completely done.
~~~~~~~~~
Your side is done. Trump’s isn’t.


146 posted on 12/27/2020 10:38:20 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: thegagline

Trump, in with a bang, out with a whimper.
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He’s not whimpering; you are.


147 posted on 12/27/2020 10:39:23 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

Since Obama and other presidents refused to enforce immigration laws (or picked and chose which one to enforce) why can’t Trump do the same regarding this monstrosity?

Hand out the 2 grand per person and let all the pork rot.


148 posted on 12/27/2020 10:43:58 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: aquila48
Then why did he sign it? Let Biden and the Rats own this monstrosity.

Since when are the Rats ever made to "own" anything?

Trump was looking at never-ending, tear-jerking news stories of economic pain, suffering and evictions during his last 3 weeks in office.

All which would be blamed on our side. And by "our side", I mean anyone to right of Che Guevara. The Rats don't make the distinction between Trump and non-Trump conservatives. They want them all dead.

149 posted on 12/27/2020 10:53:51 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: Kenny Bania

BILL WHITTLE POINT 4 &THE HILL RATS
Under 8 MINUTE VIDEO
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150 posted on 12/27/2020 10:59:24 PM PST by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES US! IT DETESTS TRUMP!!)
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To: Kenny Bania

Pelosi is still going to have a vote on Monday to raise the stimulus payments for individuals to $2,000 per person. Whether that stand alone bill will pass the Senate is anybody’s guess.


151 posted on 12/27/2020 11:03:44 PM PST by Nero Germanicus
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To: Ponce de Leon County

$2000 has zero chance of getting through the Senate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You are right. Mitch is revealing himself to be a special interest whore of vast proportions.

Never has so little been owed to so few Congress critters.They should be ashamed.

If they do not vote in the $2000.00 package. guess what?

Mitch will have just said goodbye to Georgia.The Dems will have the Senate. And Trump will not go to Georgia to save their asses.


152 posted on 12/28/2020 2:26:34 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: OldGoatCPO

Again, 1/6 is not about President Trump, it is about our Republic via the electoral process in what used to be an at least 90% fair election.


153 posted on 12/28/2020 2:38:44 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: RummyChick; Deaf Smith
-- ... let's see if Cboldt wants to opine on this as he has an understanding of the legal machinations of Congress ... --

There is lots of jargon in the news stories that I don't have an accurate handle on. Rescission, deferral; I know that "line item veto" does not exist, but I don;t know the legal effect of rescission or deferral.

Federal spending is a complicated system, with a distinction between budgeting (which looks like solid numbers, but really isn't) and appropriation - which is supposedly solid numbers but has varying amounts of executive flexibility.

My impression is that even at the appropriation stage, the language passed can allow for a certain amount of discretion. See for example Trump moving money from the Pentagon to the border wall.

But on this bill, I know squat about the exact language, plus my weakness in not knowing the legal power of "rescission" and "deferral."

My hunch is that this is one of those "win win" for the government and its cronies and "lose lose" for the people. Business as usual. Both sides in the government will claim victory over the other.

154 posted on 12/28/2020 2:50:32 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: ransomnote
From the folks over at thedonald.win

UPDATED: A handy chart to help you understand what's happening with the COVID bill.

155 posted on 12/28/2020 3:17:41 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: Zeddicus

I have no idea where you get that from.


156 posted on 12/28/2020 3:32:26 AM PST by EEGator
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To: ransomnote

I will eagerly await the report on voter fraud from Congress. I’m sure they are ALL OVER IT!

I also look forward to seeing how much pork they trim and how well they stick to their end of the deal.

This is BULL$H!T!!!!


157 posted on 12/28/2020 3:39:13 AM PST by a real Sheila (WuFlu be gone!)
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To: Meatspace
To the Democrats the national debt means nothing and they would continue to print, tax and spend our money. The $2000 they want to give away to everyone means nothing to us but debt for future generations.

Partner, you hit a homerun with this statement.

The DemonRat party will never learn and the DemonRat party will spend more money than it take in.

This why the outright theft of a presidential election, the lying thru your teeth, and the cheating by the DemonRats went beyond the pale and they know it.

What is really infuriating is that the "Dawg Bill Clinton and Miss Hillary Clinton get a free pass again."

These two (2) probably initiated the outright theft of the presidential election of 2020 by the DemonRats since Epstein is dead and swims with the fish.

Clapper, Brennan, Susan Rice, Lynch, and all other DemonRats who worked for the biggest imposter of a president that this country has ever had and that is Obama all get a free pass from jail.

158 posted on 12/28/2020 4:34:02 AM PST by TheConservativeTejano (The Business of America is Business...)
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To: ransomnote
Why do you want to surrender? Wouldn’t you rather win? :D

so railing against a bill for days and weeks and then signing bill that strengthens enemies is a win for you? trump has shown that he is always a surrender monkey. year after year.

159 posted on 12/28/2020 4:45:31 AM PST by va22030
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To: j.havenfarm

>>That this is some strategic triumph is just delusional<<

Then absent with you is how Warshington worx.


160 posted on 12/28/2020 5:05:53 AM PST by servantboy777
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