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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to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President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: WildHighlander57

nope
https://budget.house.gov/publications/report/impoundment-control-act-1974-what-it-why-does-it-matter


21 posted on 12/27/2020 6:51:35 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: ransomnote

Do you remember the gun control act of 1986.
Reagan signed that and what did Congress do?


22 posted on 12/27/2020 6:51:35 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: RummyChick

Agreed


23 posted on 12/27/2020 6:52:05 PM PST by Irenic
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To: lyby

Trump might as well go for the $2,000; otherwise, if Joe gets in (heaven forbid), the plan is for him to get the credit:

23 Dec: BBC: Trump urges Congress to amend ‘wasteful’ coronavirus aid bill
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph Biden said the coronavirus bill was merely a “down payment” and vowed he would press lawmakers to pass another stimulus bill after he enters office next month...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55420366


24 posted on 12/27/2020 6:52:07 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: mrsmith

great post .
Lol .


25 posted on 12/27/2020 6:52:26 PM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalist)
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To: ransomnote

When everyone else gets $2000, the $2000 you get has no value.


26 posted on 12/27/2020 6:53:02 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: RummyChick

Pork-O-Rama. At this point, the $30 trillion ain’t getting paid back.


27 posted on 12/27/2020 6:54:18 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: RummyChick

“...part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided...”

Well, that gets rid of the overseas pork.


28 posted on 12/27/2020 6:54:28 PM PST by odawg
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To: mrsmith

you are an expert on some of this stuff

so doesn’t this really mean the Pork Fest is going into law eventually because Congress is just going to ignore Trump


29 posted on 12/27/2020 6:54:30 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: ransomnote

The propposed recisions are a request to Congress to agree to them. If they vote him down or don’t vote at all, the money is released for obligation in 45 days. All the awful pork would then stand with so much money going to everything in the Democrat wish list and money going to countries which hate us.


30 posted on 12/27/2020 6:54:58 PM PST by Truth29
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To: MAGAthon

I hate seeing Joe Biden “president-elect” and “president” is much worse.

Mr “Potter” will take over Bedford Falls forever.


31 posted on 12/27/2020 6:55:38 PM PST by madison10 (Maranatha!)
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To: ransomnote

Is it good?
Is it bad?
Impoundment Act of 1974?

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

(Yes, I threw that in just to be gratuitous.)

So many compromising details affecting the Constitutional process of how this is supposed to work I’ve lost the ability to even sus it all the way back to what’s legit and what’s not anymore.

Can we just fast-forward to CW2 and get that the hell over with?
I want my Constitutional Representative Republic back.


32 posted on 12/27/2020 6:55:57 PM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: ransomnote

“Did you read the part about rescission? He’s getting Americans $2000 when Congress was trying to give us $600 and he’s going to push for recessions to cra cray spending.”

The Democrat controlled House will never go along with the recessions. Without the House, after 45 days, the money redlined must then be spent.

As for the $2000, the Democrats in Congress are thrilled and many Republicans, including members of the Freedom Caucus, are not.


33 posted on 12/27/2020 6:56:01 PM PST by Armscor38
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To: Zeddicus

Like your interpretation


34 posted on 12/27/2020 6:56:09 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: ransomnote

FWIW, I just signed on and noticed that Free Republic no longer appears on my list of favorite sites, though I sign onto it every day, often multiple times. My service is provided by SPECTRUM.

The reason I wanted to sign on was to note for the benefit of the word police students at U Michigan that the name of the state is no doubt an Indian word as is the name of the state of Wisconsin, Illinois and many state parks and land sites throughout the midwest. So, knock yourselves out, you little weenies!


35 posted on 12/27/2020 6:56:44 PM PST by Rembrandt (-a sure sign a Dem is lying - his lips are moving.)
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To: RummyChick

Agreed. He caved. Not a good sign of things to come the next 2 weeks.


36 posted on 12/27/2020 6:57:02 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: ransomnote

It’s a Porkulus Bill with 100’s of Billions in Foreign Aid.
How does Foreign Aid help American Tax Payers?


37 posted on 12/27/2020 6:58:19 PM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: ransomnote

I have heard many promises from many politicians in my 70 years of life, but am oddly inspired by those made by this president. Then I realized why: this time I believe it.


38 posted on 12/27/2020 6:58:46 PM PST by Spok (All free men are equal only in their freedom; everything else is up to them.dirt road.)
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To: servantboy777

Ditto, and well said.


39 posted on 12/27/2020 6:59:43 PM PST by avenir
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To: Zeddicus

I dont agree.

It is possible Mark Meadows snowed him but I dont think that is all it is.

I dont know why he caved and didnt force them into action but doing it this way sets up what happens next.

When he exits the office he can use this as a sledge hammer when he tries to get them out of office in the next election

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


40 posted on 12/27/2020 6:59:58 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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