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Wednesday 23 December 2020
Congressional decision “a shame”
Trump refuses to sign an aid package
Americans have been waiting for financial support from the government for many months. Congress agreed to an aid package, but US President Trump does not want to sign it. Ask for higher aid payments to citizens and small businesses.
The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has called for improvements to the crown stimulus package approved by Congress with a large majority. The package of measures is a “disgrace,” Trump said in a video message posted on Twitter. Trump urged MPs and senators to make improvements and indicated that he would not otherwise sign the stimulus package, which is worth about $ 900 billion.
The Republican demanded that direct and one-time aid to the majority of citizens be increased from a “ridiculous” $ 600 to $ 2,000. Small businesses, “especially restaurants whose owners have suffered so much,” receive very little money. In addition, Trump demanded that from his point of view the “wasteful and unnecessary” expenses, which were contained in the legislative package of more than 5,000 pages, be eliminated. He cited something like the payment of $ 85.5 million to Cambodia, or $ 500 million to Central American countries.
The compromise package, painstakingly negotiated by both parties, had previously been approved by Congress with an overwhelming majority. If Trump actually vetoes it, Congress could override it with a two-thirds majority. Shortly before the end of his presidency, it would be the first time for Trump that Congress overrides his veto. Due to the Christmas holidays, it seems uncertain whether the congress will have enough time for this.
In addition to the president, the House of Representatives was also re-elected on November 3, and about a third of the seats in the Senate. Congress meets for the new legislative term in early January. Trump was defeated in the presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden, who will take office on January 20.
