After months of political hemming and hawing, we finally have another COVID relief bill signed and ready to go. President Trump signed the $900 billion deal Sunday evening along with a $1.4 trillion spending package that will keep the government up and running into the New Year.
The COVID package does not include the $2,000 stimulus checks Trump had demanded last week, instead offering Americans a mere $600. Such a small amount is a real slap in the face for out-of-work Americans with rents or mortgages higher than $600.
“I will sign the Omnibus and COVID package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed,” said the president, who promised to send a “redlined version” of the document back to Congress. Last week, Trump described the bill as a “disgrace” and asked lawmakers to remove “wasteful and unnecessary items” including significant aid money to other countries.
As it stands, the stimulus bill includes significant funds for small businesses and vaccine distribution, restores unemployment benefits, stops evictions, offers rental assistance, and includes a provision to eliminate surprise medical billing.
The relief package is “welcome news for the 14 million Americans who just lost the lifeline of unemployment benefits on Christmas weekend and for the millions more struggling to stay afloat during this historic pandemic and economic crisis,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “The relief legislation is a down payment on what is needed to crush the virus, put money in the pockets of the Americans, people and honor our heroes – our healthcare workers, first responders, transit and sanitation workers, and teachers. We need to ensure robust support for state and local government to distribute and administer a vaccine, keep workers employed, and prevent devastating service cuts – and we must do so as soon as possible.”
Democrats have promised to pursue additional aid after President-elect Joe Biden takes office. This week, House lawmakers will vote on whether to increase the dollar amount of stimulus checks.
“The House will pass a bill to give Americans $2,000 checks. Then I will move to pass it in the Senate,” promised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). “No Democrats will object. Will Senate Republicans?”
Lawmakers are also planning an in-depth review of Section 230, the provision of the Communications Decency Act that protects social media companies from liability related to the content on their platforms. The provision will be “reviewed and either be terminated or substantially reformed,” said a congressional aide.
Last week, Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act due to his frustrations with Section 230. Lawmakers will vote this week to override his veto.
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How many us citizens could really be help with all the money that is going overseas. We need to help our own citizens first. Something to think about how much money could given to our citizens if we would have kept half of the money that was sent overseas from 1945 to now
dimocraps are liars, TAX TAX TAX is all they know is how to stuff their pockets with donations (your money) again Wake up people-School should be used to learn real facts,figure out how to stop the earth from rotating it makes me dizzy -the earth will still be here long after we are dead from being taxed to death -that is why America exists caue of the taxes in Britian!!! Ship everybody who voted for Biden and the commie to Russian territory, Putin welcomes you and your money!!
I personally would rather not too get the check. And not send the money out of our country. We need to take care of our country first. And let the other countries do th same. Our country can’t support the world. People here are out of work. And then we have way to many dead beets that won’t work. Because they have it better by not working. And I also don’t like the fact of illegals coming in and being treated so much better than the American. We have to work and pay outrageous taxes. And they get more than the working people does.
What a sick society we have that we hold the American people hostage in order to force legislation that is harmful to our economy. Our economy is on the verge of collapse and all the Democrats can think about is nonsense pork spending? Democrats are more worried about changing the name of Armey bases than funding our own protection. They are more worried about the endowment for the arts than keeping a roof over the heads of the American people. The sad part is that the American people are so misinformed that they keep voting the same elite privileged politicians in office. We finally get a President in who cares about the the people who make this nation great and we spit in his face.
All this pork that everyone is talking about was past in the national budget which trump and the republicans signed off on why wasn’t that brought up long before the stimulus package. Trump has no earthly idea what the hell he is doing
I do not know how these Representatives and Senators, can live with them selves, with holding back Stimulus, checks to the AMERICAN PEOPLE? How do they sleep at night, knowing the hardship that they are placing on the children of Our Country, not knowing where they next meal is going to come from! Is because they do not have GOD in the HEARTS, or are they, just doing it because it gives them power to do so??
The Lord Will Turn This Around For His Glory! President Trump Is A Man Of God Who Loves The Lord And This Country. One Nation Under God!! We Are In Very delicate Times Pray For America And For The Lords Divine Intervention For President Trump To Remain Our President For ALL The Dirt To Surface ! To Bring Glory To God!!
its a shame that this country must go through this because the democratic party will not give president trump a win no matter what he does so many people are hurting thanks to pelosi shumer
All these Senators republicans ca be unemployed; not more tha 2 years on job
All are against the american people so when they need our VOTE we all shoud take a day off from Voting. We have our Constituition and it say that if the senate against us we not obligated to vote. What a f.shame what they doing to us! All of tham old mans who should be replaced with young americans who finished coledge have student loan to pay back ; need a steady job; let these old bags go home” giving help for forein countrys? What?????????
Those are not priority of the constituition
First us and if there is leftover you be generos with foreigners
Not like Obama ; shiped 470 million in Singapore to his step brother;
These guys did not read about how the rushen car wos evicted from Russia buy the power of the needy peole
Sad state of affairs this President even rude and crude is all about America but the media and democratic voters will soon see what the new illegitimate president has in store for all you meatballs that keep your heads buried and your hands out
This really sucks. You people have enough money to pay the 2,000 to poeple. Your so fucken greeting. You help everyone one else except our American people who really need the help.
So sick of all the decisions that keep American people hanging for a way to survive
Americans lost their way on Nov. 3. Trump was doing what he promised. Now we are already paying the price of the radical way of life. He won but the left had the devil doing dirty work. Now we know. Just wait see how our lives will change for the worse
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