Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill
4 years 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 Senate and was believed to have had the President's approval Mr Trump last week upended months of negotiations when he demanded that the package be revised Mr Trump announced the signing in a statement. In his statement, Mr Trump spoke of his frustrations with the COVID-19 relief package for including only $US600 cheques to most Americans, instead of the $US2,000 that his fellow Republicans rejected. The fate of the end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill had been in doubt earlier as millions lost unemployment aid, the government barrelled toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and politicians implored Mr Trump to act.

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US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House

Live Mint  

US Government: A Republican spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump was soundly rejected in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, leaving Congress without a clear strategy to avert a looming government shutdown that threatens to disrupt Christmas travel. Donald Trump's Controversial Proposal Donald Trump's rejected spending bill aimed to extend government funding into March 2025, coinciding with Trump’s …

Congress moves to keep government afloat, provides $100 billion in disaster aid
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress moves to keep government afloat, provides $100 billion in disaster aid

Firstpost  

The measure would prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday. It would kick final decisions on this budget year’s spending levels to a new Republican-led Congress and President-elect Donald Trump Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses as he enters a closed-door strategy session with fellow Republicans as they work on a final version of …

Congress Unveils Continuing Resolution To Fund Federal Government Through March 14
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress Unveils Continuing Resolution To Fund Federal Government Through March 14

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. It would kick final decisions on this budget year’s spending levels to …

Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congressional leaders have unveiled a …

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
1 year, 7 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 …

Biden pushes for $1.6 billion to fund pandemic fraud measures
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden pushes for $1.6 billion to fund pandemic fraud measures

LA Times  

President Biden speaks to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference this week in Baltimore. The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud in the massive government COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put …

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast-approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income households. According toThe Washington Post, former Office of Management and Budget chief …

Federal COVID aid OK’d to pay for roads, natural disasters
1 year, 11 months ago

Federal COVID aid OK’d to pay for roads, natural disasters

Associated Press  

— State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic, including new roads and bridges and aid to people affected by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters. The broadened spending authority for the previously approved pandemic aid was one of many of provisions wrapped …

White House warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Congress doesn’t pass supplemental Covid funding
2 years, 9 months 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 …

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews

LA Times  

President Biden speaks before signing the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office on March 11, 2021. Friday was the anniversary of Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan, and the second anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 had become a global pandemic. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said she had no regrets about any inflation that the …

Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money
3 years, 3 months ago

Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — When Democrats passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Republicans called it liberal “pet projects” disguised as pandemic aid. In Galveston County, Texas, Republican county commissioners approved a plan to spend $6.6 million of its total $27 million in coronavirus relief money for security roughly 350 miles away on the U.S.-Mexico border. “These prisons need to …

Coronavirus stimulus payments from $US1.9 trillion Biden relief package to hit US bank accounts this weekend
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus stimulus payments from $US1.9 trillion Biden relief package to hit US bank accounts this weekend

ABC  

Americans will see the first direct deposits from President Joe Biden's $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hit their bank accounts this weekend, according to Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials. Key points: The stimulus payments will help 160 million US households A family of four will receive up to $7,200 in stimulus payments Coronavirus kills an average of 1,400 Americans …

US: Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill before speech to nation
3 years, 9 months ago

US: Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill before speech to nation

India Today  

Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. He’s aiming to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — as he marks one year since the onset of the …

Americans to begin receiving new stimulus checks from this weekend, White House says
3 years, 9 months ago

Americans to begin receiving new stimulus checks from this weekend, White House says

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 The federal government will begin distributing $1,400 direct payments to …

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months 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 …

California’s robust budget will get another $26 billion from new COVID-19 stimulus
3 years, 9 months ago

California’s robust budget will get another $26 billion from new COVID-19 stimulus

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks about his 2021-22 budget proposal in January. California’s state budget, already poised to be flush with higher-than-expected tax revenues, will receive an additional cash infusion of $26 billion under the COVID-19 relief bill that President Biden signed Thursday, sparking demands for a wide array of new efforts to help those hit hardest by the pandemic. “With this …

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill

Al Jazeera  

President in national address will say all US adults will be eligible for COVID vaccine no later than May 1. President Joe Biden, riding high on a significant legislative victory in the US Congress, signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill at the White House on Thursday, marking one year of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Biden will …

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected
3 years, 9 months 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
3 years, 9 months 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
3 years, 9 months 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 …

L.A. expects to receive $1.35 billion from the relief bill. Garcetti is ‘ecstatic’
3 years, 9 months ago

L.A. expects to receive $1.35 billion from the relief bill. Garcetti is ‘ecstatic’

LA Times  

Eli Rose takes Bandit for a walk Jan. 29 near City Hall in Los Angeles, which is set to receive pandemic relief funds from the federal government. Garcetti said this week that he was “ecstatic” about the relief bill, predicting it will help the city cover coronavirus expenses, pay off key debts and rebuild government operations that were diminished during …

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
3 years, 9 months 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, …

$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US
3 years, 10 months ago

$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. “When I was elected, I said we were going to get the government out of the business of battling on Twitter and back in the business of delivering for the American people,” Biden said after the huge bill passed the Senate …

Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. Besides stopping the pandemic and jumpstarting hiring, money in the rescue package — now awaiting final approval in the House — is supposed to start fixing income inequality, halve child poverty, feed the hungry, save pensions, sustain public transit, let schools …

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
3 years, 10 months 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
3 years, 10 months 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 …

Biden American Rescue Stimulus Plan Provides $1,400 Checks : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
3 years, 10 months 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 …

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
3 years, 10 months 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
3 years, 10 months 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 …

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal

NPR  

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal Democrats are using the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to introduce measures they say will reduce poverty. On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities, including billions of dollars for food stamps, rent …

States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington
3 years, 10 months ago

States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington

Associated Press  

— Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic’s economic fallout. “It’s great news that states are doing well, many seeing revenues higher than projected, and are able to help their citizens during this pandemic,” he …

California governor signs $7.6 billion stimulus package
3 years, 10 months ago

California governor signs $7.6 billion stimulus package

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday that will give at least $600 one-time payments to 5.7 million people while setting aside more than $2 billion in grants for struggling small businesses. Newsom signed the law as Congress is debating a much larger stimulus package for the nation, a proposal that …

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
3 years, 10 months 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 …

Republicans urge Biden to scale down $1.9 trillion COVID relief
3 years, 11 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 …

Trump economist backs Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump economist backs Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the coronavirus-ravaged economy afloat. “They’ve thrown a lot of stimulus at it,” Hassett told CNN Business on Thursday, “but I think we need to be risk averse.” The former Trump administration official fears that without …

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office
3 years, 11 months ago

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden, on eve of inauguration, says ‘to heal, we must remember’ those who died in pandemic. California hard-hit Public health officials have criticised the Trump administration’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, saying it has been slower than expected and “chaotic”. “The state has averaged 466.7 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 32.2 percent from two weeks ago,” the …

The Latest: Germany passes 2 million mark for COVID cases
3 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: Germany passes 2 million mark for COVID cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails 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. — President-elect Joe Biden says …

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy
3 years, 11 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
3 years, 11 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 …

Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy

Live Mint  

President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a stimulus package proposal on Thursday designed to jump-start the economy during the coronavirus pandemic with an economic lifeline that could exceed $1.5 trillion and help minority communities. The incoming administration will work with Congress on the quick stimulus package after Biden takes office on Jan. 20, although the impeachment of Trump threatens to consume …

‘We have to act’: Biden unveils $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan
3 years, 11 months ago

‘We have to act’: Biden unveils $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan

Al Jazeera  

Package includes $415bn to boost response to COVID-19 and vaccine release, as well as $1,400 cheques to individuals. United States President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal designed to jump-start the economy and speed up the US response to the coronavirus pandemic. It also provides a sharp contrast with Trump, who spent the last months of …

'We Cannot Afford Inaction': Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
3 years, 11 months ago

'We Cannot Afford Inaction': Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

NPR  

'We Cannot Afford Inaction': Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Matt Slocum/AP Updated at 8:37 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden outlined his plans for economic relief from the coronavirus crisis on Thursday, citing the need for a more robust vaccination plan as well as for additional direct payments to American families to help …

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

Donald Trump's coronavirus relief and government funding bill signing leads to Australian stock market rise
4 years ago

Donald Trump's coronavirus relief and government funding bill signing leads to Australian stock market rise

ABC  

Australia's share market has closed more than half a per cent higher on the back of the United States passing its long-awaited stimulus bill to help the country's economic recovery from COVID-19. Key points: Buy-now-pay-later company Afterpay hit another record high at $122 a share Beach Energy fell 4.3 per cent after it abandoned its Ironbark exploration well in Western …

US House of Representatives approves Donald Trump's $2,000 COVID stimulus cheques
4 years ago

US House of Representatives approves Donald Trump's $2,000 COVID stimulus cheques

ABC  

The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted to increase COVID-19 relief cheques to $US2,000, meeting President Donald Trump's demand for bigger payments. Key points: The vote is a reversal of similar ones days before where many Republicans voted against it The bill will now go to the Republican-led Senate for a vote The House has also voted to …

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation
4 years 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 allies convinced president to sign relief legislation by ‘playing to his vanity’, report says
4 years ago

Trump allies convinced president to sign relief legislation by ‘playing to his vanity’, report says

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 Donald Trump finally signed legislation deploying critically needed aid during …

Donald Trump ends days of drama, signs pandemic relief bill into law
4 years ago

Donald Trump ends days of drama, signs pandemic relief bill into law

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump finally relented on Sunday, signing into law a bill that will provide $900 billion in Covid-19 relief for American families and business, and $1.4 trillion to keep the federal government funded until September. U.S. President Donald Trump at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump conveyed his decision in a statement on …

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
4 years 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 …

US facing four historic crises at once, says Joe Biden
4 years ago

US facing four historic crises at once, says Joe Biden

India TV News  

The United States is facing four historic crises at once, President-elect Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding his team is working hard to tackle the time-bound challenges. Taking to Twitter, Biden said, "From COVID-19 and the economy to climate change and racial justice -- our nation is facing four historic crises at once. On Saturday, Biden had accused Donald Trump …

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