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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WTH ?
Two people familiar with the president’s action ...Yawn.
So with Biden, the Democrats are poised to steal everything. But with Trump, they’re currently stealing everything.
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Trump: 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.
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
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. “
Anonymous sources...
Twilight Zone.
This is fake news again!
Thanks for posting, saw something elsewhere, but unreliable. Freepers are always ON THE PULSE.
It is Associated Propaganda but if true, I’m very disappointed to say the least.
The Senate doe not give crap what Trump wants. Let alone the house. Trump just lost all of his leverage and gave us an evil bill besides. Full of horrible things. The bad guys win.
Not tough enough. He just betrayed America First.
Apparently he signed with “promises” by the Senate Republicans that they will raise the $600 to $2000 and some of the protections by “big tech” will go away. Congress won’t keep those promises.
Signed a week extension. It is not the spending bill.
Yep.
Interesting isn’t it.
Man, put your pearls away.
I hope you are right. I am too lazy to go look.
“Always Propaganda” had to put something phony out there, didn’t they.
The articles do no support your statement.
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