Posted on 12/27/2020 10:29:17 PM PST by bitt
Trump had refused to sign a Covid relief bill until Congress raised the amount of money paid to everyday Americans.
President Trump on Sunday night signed a $2.3 trillion federal spending and COVID relief bill, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of Americans continue to get unemployment benefits.
Despite his misgivings about wasteful spending and low stimulus payments in the bill, Trump said he signed the legislation because “I have an obligation to protect the people of our country“ from further economic devastation. He said, however, “more money is coming” as Congress votes this week on larger checks.
The president on Sunday also invoked the 1974 Impoundment Control Act to demand “rescissions” be made to the spending measures. Under the Act, a president can seek congressional approval to rescind funds by sending a special message to Congress identifying the amount he proposes to cut, the reasons for it, and the economic impact.
“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,” Trump said.
The signing came after Trump tweeted, “Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow!”
The signing brought hope to millions of Americans who lost jobless benefits over the weekend as a federal shutdown loomed.
The standoff occurred after Trump refused before Christmas to sign the $2.3 trillion spending and COVID relief bill, demanding more money for everyday Americans.
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You know, I’m done with our party. MO Brooks came on TV and when asked if GOP was going to vote for 2K for American people he had the gaul to say “Yes, if they can tell us how to pay for it”. REALLY? You aren’t concerned about how we are paying for money to Pakistan, Vietnam, all the billions you voted on to fund the foreign countries yet you sit and are concerned about hammering out a plan on how to give American people their own money to them.
We look like total butt wipes. We turned down 1200 on Xmas eve.
Pelosi gambled and delayed passing anything before election. Now they are going to look like Hey we offered 2k and look ghe GOP turned it down they just want to give you 600.00.
Again we look like stooges. Sick of GOP being all about budget concerns DURING COVID while giving BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to foreign countries.
Senate GOP out there saying “Why should we agree on 2K when Federal employees have not even lost a paycheck”.
Seriously? What about the hundred millions of non Federal employees who have been out of work, forced to not work due to COVID, can’t work due to COVID. I guess they don’t matter. You are only concerned about keeping the extra money from Federal employees. Then MO Brooks all concerned about how we are going to pay for 2K to the American people but yet didn’t bat an eye or vote no on HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to foreign countries.
So done with the GOP.
Mitch and GOP inc. aren’t going to save us
The spin on twitter is nauseating. President Trump caved. Pure and simple.
(Re: #28) Thanks for the chart!
Your friend and the Twitter user are pretty...
...well, I’ll be kind, as it is still the Christmas season.
But the Act does not, in any way whatsoever, give the president any leverage in budgetary matters.
Yup. I guess it was intended to take the sting away when he leaves. Ultimately, nothing has changed. The voting option is no more as far as I’m concerned.
Excellent - thanks for posting. I can see it as good as a “line item veto” which has always been denied a president.
Good videos at that link..
Let’s see what happens.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD
And whose trust is the LORD.
Jeremiah 17:7
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in princes.
Psalm 118:8-9
(Yup. I guess it was intended to take the sting away when he leaves. Ultimately, nothing has changed. The voting option is no more as far as I’m concerned.)
Same here.
The impounding of funds for porkulus is just theater. It expires in 45 days, automatically releasing the funds, if the Congress doesn't take action.
There's no reason to believe he'll get section 230 addressed either.
(i think I’ll stay home.)
Ditto
As America slips deeper, and deeper, and deeper and deeper and deeper . . . . . . . into the dark abyss. Deeper and deeper and . . . . . . . .
Congress is full of scumbags and should be cleaned out with a flamethrower.
But he won his war.
So will Trump.
At this point...in reality...he's lost every battle since 11/4.
But you keep on believing...right up to the inauguration.
You're only making it worse for yourself with this delusional thinking.
And it is delusional...they cheated...we lost...the deep state won...its over. Party on with your $600.
So I guess you are a Democrat now?
Why don’t you direct your concern to the Democrats? Why only the GOP?
So what are YOU going to do about it?
So, the national debt climbs to $30 trillion.
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