CoVID-19
Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill
Trump initially called for the bill to be revised to include $2,000 checks and refused to sign it until his call was answered. However, he didn’t officially say he would veto it. In a Sunday night statement announcing he had signed the bill, Trump called on Congress to make more revisions to cut down excess spending. “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,” Donald Trump In the statement, Trump referred to COVID-19 as “China Virus,” blamed Democrat-run states for shutdowns. He also requested that &#...[Read More]
Stimulus Package $900 Billion, pork funding
It is clear and blatant that U.S. bureaucrats have added a great amount of pork-barrel funding into the relief bill. But most politicians in America are acting like they scrambled to pass the $900 billion relief package in an effort to address economic hardships. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans praised provisions of the aid but objected to the circumstance that it was tied to a massive spending bill with unrelated provisions. “Had this bill been solely focused on re-opening the economy, getting Americans back to work, and jump starting a recovery, it would have had my enthusiastic support,” Cruz said in a statement. The legislation allocates $284 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, an initiative that allocates forgivable loans to small businesses affected by the pandemic. ...[Read More]
Covid Relief $600 to Individuals
President Trump is calling on Congress to amend its massive pork packed spending Bill and to increase the direct payments to at least two thousand dollars per person. There is over 5,500 pages in this bill which nobody in congress has read because of its length and complexity. Although, called the Covid Relief Bill, it has almost little to do with helping ordinary citizens. I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low six hundred dollars to two thousand dollars or four thousand dollars for a couple. I’m also asking congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable Bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a Covid Relief Package and maybe that administration will be me, and...[Read More]
What is In the COVID-19 Relief Package
Congress plans to pass on Monday a bipartisan $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill after intense negotiations over its final details. Leaders of both parties are lauding the agreement, claiming victory for provisions they were able to get in — and keep out. The measure includes up to a $600 relief check for many Americans as well as an assortment of aid for small businesses and money to purchase and distribute vaccines. The pandemic relief is being passed as part of a bill to fund the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2021. Individual benefits $600 direct payment checks for every adult and child earning up to $75,000. Individuals earning between $75,000 and $99,000 would get smaller checks, and the benefit cuts out entirely for individuals ea...[Read More]
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