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A chess game between the White House and Congress where the fragile pawns are the people and families most affected by the very serious economic crisis, caused by the pandemic. There are those who photograph the incredible challenge launched by Donald Trump to Democrats and Republicans, rejecting the 900 billion anti-Covid aid plan that would have pocketed a $ 600 check for millions of Americans this week. A long awaited breath of fresh air.
But this will not be the case, because the outgoing president has so far refused to sign the law. Meanwhile, two federal programs already expired on Saturday night, guaranteeing unemployment benefits to 12 million people who – according to estimates by the Brookings Institution of Washington – will turn into 14 million in a few weeks. Not to mention the families who will find themselves homeless to sleep in the absence of the expansion of the block on evictions contained in the plan.
By not signing, however, the outgoing president blocks not only direct payments to Americans, but also the other measures contained in the provision, such as the millions of dollars allocated to the distribution of vaccines or those to address the realities that suffer the most. the effects of the pandemic: small businesses, schools, hospitals, airlines and transportation companies. In short, as President-elect Joe Biden attacks, the consequences of a Trump failing to assume his responsibilities can be “disastrous” and continue even further over time.
Meanwhile, the United States has surpassed 19 million cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began. This is revealed by data from Johns Hopkins University. There are 332,251 deaths.
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