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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to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President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

i have no idea what you are talking about

He had leverage
He wasted it.

DOnt know why he wasted it...Graham might have promised him something


81 posted on 12/27/2020 7:24:32 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: RummyChick

That’s what I think. The Impoundment Control Act?

President Trump can make demands all he wants, but Congress can ignore him.


82 posted on 12/27/2020 7:24:47 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve. DJT 11-07-20)
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To: Zeddicus

This impounds the $ for 45 days. By then the election garbage is done. There are other ways to stop those line items as he referenced in his communication.


83 posted on 12/27/2020 7:28:51 PM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance. Nemo me impune lacessit!)
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To: RummyChick

i have no idea what you are talking about
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We agree on this part!


84 posted on 12/27/2020 7:28:52 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote
it's over...
85 posted on 12/27/2020 7:28:58 PM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed. )
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To: Ingtar
If Congress fails to vote for his recessions in 45 days, they poof.

What does this mean? :)

86 posted on 12/27/2020 7:31:53 PM PST by Right_in_Virginia ( )
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To: Sacajaweau

Trump signed this because his back is up against the wall. At least he is still fighting for us. Many GOP Congress officials havent backed him one bit in all this fraud mess.

Rest assured i will be calling all my DC reps tomorrow and ask them to please explain to me as to why they voted to fund a 4.5 million study to research alcoholic rats being sprayed with bobcat urine?

If you are not on the phone doing the same thing then you are deserting President Trump just as bad as the GOP elected turds have done.

Go to Senator Rand Paul’s report on wasteful spending for other items just sd bad as the one i listed above.

We have come this far, dont STOP now when our President needs us the most!

TURN YOUR ANGER TOWARDS THE SCUM THAT IS CAUSING THE ASININE WASTEFUL SPENDING IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!


87 posted on 12/27/2020 7:32:47 PM PST by MRBIGMUTTS (IF YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ALWAYS GOT)
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To: Chode

on the bright side of this

on one hand he caved...but on the other hand he did it in a way to give him ammunition in the future to use against those running for office.


88 posted on 12/27/2020 7:32:49 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: Clarancebeaks

“If you do get it, spend it quick.”

Otherwise the inflation will eat up that $2000.


89 posted on 12/27/2020 7:34:03 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: madison10; All
how much the President can do, but at least he is trying. I do NOT trust his “advisors.”

How I wish everyone could see President Trump's words here.

Clearly they show his priority is the American people.

As for some of his "advisors", I have seen some posts, saying that people like Sidney Powell, have been blocked from seeing him? Weird. Not sure what to make of it.

90 posted on 12/27/2020 7:36:17 PM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will never be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: servantboy777

Listen you’ll find no greater admirer of the President than I, nor anyone more convinced that the election was stolen. He’s no spending hawk, though. Let’s be honest with ourselves: he caved in on this porkfest , just like he caved in every porky budget since he’s been President, even after vowing never to sign one of these abominations again. That this is some strategic triumph is just delusional


91 posted on 12/27/2020 7:39:11 PM PST by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: JayGalt
Not really, the GAO can shut down Trump's attempt by Tuesday at the earliest. Trump has tried the same thing in the past; the GAO just pointed to the Act itself as well as SOCTUS case law, along with Constitutional powers while Congress did not need to do hardly jack squat except to send the appeal to GAO offices (Which takes about an hour or 2).

In fact all the GAO needs to do is C/P No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.U.S. Const., art. I, § 9, cl. 7.

Both bodies of Congress already acted; perhaps we should start going back to yearly budgets instead of this omnibus crap, but that is too politically hard because "kick the can" is all that we can do.
92 posted on 12/27/2020 7:43:44 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: JayGalt

Apologies, SCOTUS not SOCTUS


93 posted on 12/27/2020 7:45:10 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: RummyChick

what other poison pills are in there


94 posted on 12/27/2020 7:47:00 PM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed. )
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To: Chode

market likes the news,

futures way up


95 posted on 12/27/2020 7:49:15 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

There is nothing conservative about govt giving money away.


96 posted on 12/27/2020 7:52:17 PM PST by Theophilus (Breathe free or die hard!)
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To: RummyChick

figures


97 posted on 12/27/2020 7:52:35 PM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed. )
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To: ransomnote

Oh goody. A strongly worded letter.


98 posted on 12/27/2020 7:52:46 PM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: RummyChick

Yay, the economic future is saved because the market full of inflated P/E ratios is being massaged by fractional fluffers.


99 posted on 12/27/2020 7:53:38 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: Meatspace

Take the $2000. Buy gold.


100 posted on 12/27/2020 7:58:19 PM PST by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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