Posted on 12/27/2020 5:25:21 PM PST by Revel
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown.
Two people familiar with the president’s action tell The Associated Press that the president has signed the measure. They are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and requested anonymity.
The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as money for cash-starved transit systems and an increase in food stamp benefits.
Democrats are promising more aid to come once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, but Republicans are signaling a wait-and-see approach.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
The fate of an end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill remained in doubt Sunday as millions lost unemployment aid, the government barreled toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and lawmakers implored President Donald Trump to act.
Trump blindsided members of both parties and upended months of negotiations when he demanded last week that the package — already passed the House and Senate by large margins and believed to have Trump’s support — be revised to include larger relief checks and scaled-back spending.
If he continues his opposition, the federal government will run out of money at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday while he spends the holidays golfing in Florida.
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“He held it up long as he could and got some concessions. “
He didn’t get any concessions.
I'm afraid he caved for a promise of an investigation that will NEVER happen anytime in the future. Sigh.
So the Paks get $1400 and I get $600 stimulus. Got it.
Or maybe he signed it so he doesn’t end up on jail on Jan 21
“As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. “
Unexpected
Massive
Dims, MSM, GOPe, Progressives, Communists driven further into sploody head insanity.
Geez...
I guess once an entertainer always an entertainer...
Mitch probably told him we have the votes to override your veto not much he could do
I will have to withdraw my criticism if he didnt cave.
Still waiting to see what really happened.
No pork fest.
Dang...that should be spread far and wide.
A picture is worth more than a 5000 page bill
And most of that $726 billion will come back as kick backs to dimrat politicians and their favorite causes.
No they won't.
Trump: 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
Congress doesn't care.
Trump: 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. “As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. “
Congress will ignore his demands. What can he do about it?
“I hope you are right. I am too lazy to go look.”
I was wrong.
No, it doesn't. Trump outlines what he wants removed but only Congress can remove them. Or not remove them as the case may be.
Here’s the specifics of the ICA. First part of ‘Recessions’ looks promising; second part does not:
https://budget.house.gov/publications/report/impoundment-control-act-1974-what-it-why-does-it-matter
How does the ICA work?
The ICA lays out procedures the President must follow to reduce, delay, or eliminate funding in an account. The Act divides impoundments into two categories: rescissions and deferrals.
Rescissions
Put simply, if the President wants to spend less money than Congress provided for a particular purpose, he or she must first secure a law providing Congressional approval to rescind the funding in question. The ICA requires that the President send a special message to Congress identifying the amount of the proposed rescission; the reasons for it; and the budgetary, economic, and programmatic effects of the rescission. Upon transmission of such special message, the President may withhold certain funding in the affected accounts for up to 45 legislative session days. If a law approving the rescission is not enacted within the 45 days, any withheld funds must be made available for obligation.
A 2018 Government Accountability Office legal opinion holds that if the President proposes a rescission, he or she must make the affected funds available to be prudently obligated before the funds expire, even if the 45-day clock is still running. This means, for example, that the President cannot strategically time a rescission request for late in the fiscal year and withhold the funding until it expires, thus achieving a rescission without Congressional approval.
The beginnings of redistribution of us wealth to the rest of the world
The impound law stops the funds identified for 45 days whether Congress agrees or not. I’m sure he has a way to followup after his 2nd term starts. Perhaps the foreign election interference will be proven & block the funds and more.
So he doesn’t end up in jail? What kind of moron are you? I thought everyone knew he hid all his tax returns and incriminating documents at the bottom of the ballot box. The only way you idiots will find them is to COUNT THE VOTES.
so in essence this kicks the can down to President BIden who will take care of it
why couldnt he just not sign anything and force them to do something to cut the pork
sigh...
I love it when people here scream “Fake news!” Only to find out it’s real news because they put faith in a man and can’t take two seconds to fact check something and see for themselves-their (misplaced) faith is that strong.
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