McConnell rebuffs bipartisan Covid proposal while circulating another partisan GOP bill
4 years, 4 months ago

McConnell rebuffs bipartisan Covid proposal while circulating another partisan GOP bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brushed aside a middle-ground Covid proposal from a bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday looking to break the legislative stalemate over a new pandemic relief deal, saying lawmakers couldn't afford to "waste time" on "messaging games." We don’t have time for lengthy negotiations.” Mr McConnell's revamped “targeted” bill still does not appear to address the concerns of Democrats who have been holding out for a comprehensive Covid package worth more than four times Mr McConnell's latest offer. The bipartisan group of senators that includes the likes of Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Chris Coons, and Joe Manchin unveiled a compromise $908bn coronavirus relief bill earlier on Tuesday. The new bill is unlikely to move forward in its current state, as the dollar amount is far less than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would like, and far more than Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell would want.

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How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
1 year, 10 months ago

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds

Associated Press  

With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation’s debt limit. HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE The Congressional Budget Office estimates that halting the use of unobligated pandemic relief funds would result in a net spending …

Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned, for now, his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects, easing the Senate’s path toward passing a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government running when the fiscal year ends at midnight Friday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “We support Senator Manchin’s decision not to …

U.S. Congress passes climate, health bill — a Joe Biden triumph
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Congress passes climate, health bill — a Joe Biden triumph

The Hindu  

A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill, handing President Joe Biden a back-from-the-dead triumph on coveted priorities that the party hopes will bolster their prospects for keeping their hold on Congress in November's elections. “Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda," said …

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
2 years, 7 months ago

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. Republicans deride the 730-page bill as big government overreach and point particular criticism at its $80 billion investment in the IRS to hire new employees and go after tax scofflaws. Here’s what’s in the estimated $740 billion package — made up of $440 billion in new spending …

Biden gives green light to separate Covid-19 aid from Ukraine aid as Senate deliberates
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden gives green light to separate Covid-19 aid from Ukraine aid as Senate deliberates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden said that he would accept Congress passing …

Senators reach $10 billion deal on COVID funds
2 years, 11 months ago

Senators reach $10 billion deal on COVID funds

NPR  

Senators reach $10 billion deal on COVID funds Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a $10 billion deal on another round of emergency pandemic funding requested by the Biden administration. "This $10 billion COVID package will give the federal government — and our citizens — the tools we need …

Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill
3 years ago

Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The price tag was down from an earlier $15.6 billion agreement between the two …

White House warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Congress doesn’t pass supplemental Covid funding
3 years ago

White House warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Congress doesn’t pass supplemental Covid funding

CNN  

CNN — White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients on Monday renewed the Biden administration’s urgent call for Congress to pass pandemic supplemental funding or face “severe consequences.” His remarks came amid uncertainty for the legislative path forward for additional money for the federal government’s pandemic response. We sent Congress a targeted request for $22.5 billion to meet those urgent …

Lawmakers considering COVID stimulus of up to $68 BILLION for businesses amid Omicron, report claims
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawmakers considering COVID stimulus of up to $68 BILLION for businesses amid Omicron, report claims

Daily Mail  

A bipartisan coalition of senators is in early talks to pass another coronavirus pandemic relief package costing as much as $68 billion, a Wednesday report claimed. An early version of the legislation appears targeted primarily at businesses currently ailing as the Omicron variant continues to fuel a new wave of infections. The early discussions for a stimulus package are reportedly …

Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it
3 years, 3 months ago

Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril. Manchin told “Fox News Sunday” that after five-and-half months of negotiations among Democrats …

Biden news: Trump officials’ damning Covid emails revealed as Hunter Biden attacks Don Jr
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden news: Trump officials’ damning Covid emails revealed as Hunter Biden attacks Don Jr

The Independent  

✕ Close Hunter Biden shrugs off Trumps’ criticism Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White …

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
4 years ago

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another round of stimulus checks is on the way. President Joe Biden signed a COVID-19 relief package worth nearly $1.9 trillion into law on Thursday. In that same provision, however, Senate Democrats also decided to forgive taxes on the first $10,200 in unemployment income for Americans with household incomes of less than $150,000 — a major relief …

Congress passes $1.9trn Covid relief package that will lift millions of Americans out of poverty amid pandemic
4 years ago

Congress passes $1.9trn Covid relief package that will lift millions of Americans out of poverty amid pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republicans have assailed the bill as, in House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s words, “a …

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected
4 years ago

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected

LA Times  

President Biden signed a sweeping $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday, authorizing a massive infusion of federal aid aimed primarily at working families. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, the people who built this country, a fighting chance,” Biden said after signing the bill …

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law
4 years ago

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon. “That’s what the essence of it is.” Congress on Wednesday passed the relief package, which has been Biden’s first and most pressing legislative priority since taking office in January. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said the enrolled bill arrived …

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk
4 years ago

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk

LA Times  

The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping measure that includes not only pandemic-related $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits, but also the biggest expansion of Obamacare and hefty new tax credits to combat child poverty. The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping …

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
4 years ago

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

NPR  

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP House lawmakers Wednesday gave final approval to President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, sending the legislation to his desk for his signature. "Although I support the Senate's effort to reduce the number of wealthier households that will receive stimulus checks, …

Biden's Bill Is Not Like Prior Bipartisan Relief Measures, Rep. Smith Says
4 years ago

Biden's Bill Is Not Like Prior Bipartisan Relief Measures, Rep. Smith Says

NPR  

Biden's Bill Is Not Like Prior Bipartisan Relief Measures, Rep. Smith Says NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri about the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. SMITH: It's because the bill has changed so many times throughout the process that once the American people see everything that's in it, the popularity will not be there. This …

US Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
4 years ago

US Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives vote sends the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature, overcoming the partisan divide. “This bill represents a historic, historic victory for the American people,” Biden said at the White House following the bill’s passage. One of the largest spending packages in US history, the bill authorises $1,400 direct cheques to an estimated 160 …

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. If it makes it to his desk, Mr. Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — could sign …

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday
4 years ago

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday

Al Jazeera  

Democrats in the US House have scheduled the final vote on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to approve President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package for the United States, Democratic leaders said. The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday set procedures for the approval of the US Senate’s amended version …

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the country's pandemic-stricken economy, capping hours of debate, frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. "I promised the American people help was on the way," said Mr. Biden in an address from the White House, after the plan was …

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
4 years ago

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

Senators worked overnight through Saturday morning to get through a deluge of Republican amendments to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which passed the Senate on Saturday. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Senate has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, with $1,400 direct payments to many Americans, a $300 weekly unemployment benefit until September …

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight
4 years ago

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved a relief bill last weekend that included $400 weekly jobless benefits — on top of regular state payments — through August. As the day …

Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
4 years ago

Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Senate voted to begin debate on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Thursday after Democrats agreed among themselves on the final details of the bill, which includes funding for schools, vaccine distribution and jobless benefits. Sen. Joe Manchin wanted to keep unemployment benefits at their current $300 per week in addition to ending …

Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus bill
4 years ago

Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits …

Biden American Rescue Stimulus Plan Provides $1,400 Checks : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden American Rescue Stimulus Plan Provides $1,400 Checks : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

The Biden Relief Bill: Who Gets What Enlarge this image Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Right now, a bill that would spend roughly 1.9 trillion dollars into the economy is making its way through Congress. This is a big bill — at almost two trillion dollars, it's one of the biggest spending bills in American history, equal to roughly …

Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion …

Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package early Saturday, 219-212, that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses. HEALTH CARE The bill provides money for key elements of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response, while also trying to advance longstanding Democratic priorities like increasing coverage under …

Debunked: Republicans are not beholden to GOP voters
4 years, 1 month ago

Debunked: Republicans are not beholden to GOP voters

Salon  

I can't remember the last time a major piece of legislation was embraced by three-quarters of the American people but we have one now. According to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll, 76% of Americans including 60% of Republicans are in favor of the Biden administration's Covid relief package. Republican Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, for instance, dutifully followed the GOP talking …

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
4 years, 1 month ago

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives is poised to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Friday even as Republicans unify in opposition to the measure backed by President Joe Biden. “Clearly, pent-up demand and frustration with the previous administration pushed President Biden to want to get something done quickly in the midst of this virus,” said Bill Hoagland, senior …

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree

NPR  

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree As the House moves closer to voting on the Biden administration's relief bill, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about objections to the $1.9 trillion price tag. Even in this package still today, we have - you know, I don't think if you're …

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
4 years, 1 month ago

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

NPR  

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The House Budget Committee has approved legislation advancing President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, setting a path for intense debate in the Senate. New financial support for parents: Democrats approved a major temporary overhaul to the child tax …

Democrats move to go it alone on Biden’s COVID-19 aid plan
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrats move to go it alone on Biden’s COVID-19 aid plan

Al Jazeera  

Democrats take first step to fast-track Biden’s $1.9 trillion package in the face of Republican opposition to price tag. Democrats in the United States Senate on Tuesday took the first step towards fast-tracking President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without Republican support. Biden told Democratic senators during an online luncheon meeting on Tuesday that a counter-proposal offered …

Democrats Take First Step To Pass COVID-19 Relief With Or Without Republicans
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrats Take First Step To Pass COVID-19 Relief With Or Without Republicans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have officially started the process of getting their nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed ― with or without Republicans’ support. The budget resolution came with instructions to pass up to $1.9 trillion in additional spending that Democrats say they want to put toward $1,400 checks, extending unemployment insurance programs currently set to expire in March …

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone
4 years, 2 months ago

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone

LA Times  

President Biden meets Republican senators to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. As President Biden met with 10 Republican senators Monday to test the waters of bipartisanship on coronavirus relief, Democrats on Capitol Hill took the first step toward fast-tracking the administration’s $1.9-trillion proposal through a legislative …

COVID relief bill fight to test Biden’s promise of ‘unity’
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID relief bill fight to test Biden’s promise of ‘unity’

Al Jazeera  

In the first big test of whether United States Republicans and Democrats can work together under President Joe Biden, a group of 10 Republican senators pitched a $618bn coronavirus relief plan to the new president at the White House on Monday. Pressure to act Even before Biden’s meeting with the senators, Democrats filed a joint $1.9 trillion budget measure on …

Republicans urge Biden to scale down $1.9 trillion COVID relief
4 years, 2 months ago

Republicans urge Biden to scale down $1.9 trillion COVID relief

Al Jazeera  

Ten Republicans in the United States Senate have offered a counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, saying a scaled-down version of the aid package would garner bipartisan support in Congress. The lawmakers asked to meet with Biden in the coming days, adding: “Our proposal reflects many of your stated priorities, and with your support, we believe …

10 GOP senators offer to negotiate with Biden over COVID-19 relief bill
4 years, 2 months ago

10 GOP senators offer to negotiate with Biden over COVID-19 relief bill

LA Times  

Calling for bipartisan negotiations on coronavirus relief, a group of Senate Republicans on Sunday proposed a rival stimulus plan about one-third the size of the $1.9-trillion White House-backed package. “This virus is going to continue to mutate as long as it’s allowed to thrive in the world, and we need to do what we can to contain it,” said Dr. …

Schumer: Democrats must pass virus aid with or without GOP
4 years, 2 months ago

Schumer: Democrats must pass virus aid with or without GOP

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Democrats are …

Senators push back on over-generous stimulus checks in Covid relief bill
4 years, 2 months ago

Senators push back on over-generous stimulus checks in Covid relief bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bipartisan group of senators, including a number of Democrats, …

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy

The Hindu  

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced a USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to tackle the economic fallout from the pandemic, including direct financial aid to average Americans, support to businesses and to provide a boost to the national vaccination programme. The relief package, announced on Thursday, includes USD 415 billion focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, over USD 1 …

Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact

Firstpost  

The plan also provides $50 billion to expand testing, while around $130 billion will be allocated to help schools reopen without risking further contagion Wilmington: President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic …

Covid aid bill has measures to tackle climate crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid aid bill has measures to tackle climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The coronavirus aid bill signed by Donald Trump on Sunday includes billions of dollars to …

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate
4 years, 3 months ago

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate

NPR  

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images Updated at 2:34 p.m. ET Democrats and President Trump hectored Senate Republicans on Tuesday to take up legislation passed by the House that would increase direct relief payments to many Americans — but the path ahead remains …

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation
4 years, 3 months ago

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After President Donald Trump reluctantly signed the coronavirus relief legislation Sunday night, House Democrats still moved ahead Monday with passing new legislation to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans, putting Republicans on the record as opposing the increase in direct payments. The House passed the stimulus check legislation 275-134, with 130 Republicans, two Democrats and …

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown. “The compromise bill is not perfect, but it will do an enormous amount of good for struggling …

Donald Trump signs massive USD 900 billion COVID relief bill
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump signs massive USD 900 billion COVID relief bill

India TV News  

Ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown, US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. “I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items …

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After throwing the bill into doubt earlier this week, President Donald Trump caved Sunday night and signed the coronavirus relief and federal spending measure, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of unemployed Americans get some relief going into the new year. Trump said he wanted to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 ― as …

Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a $US2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a partial federal government shutdown. Key points: The package includes $US900 billion in pandemic relief and $US1.4 trillion to fund Government agencies through to September It had already been passed by both the House and …

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