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Donald Trump also signed a $ 1.4 trillion federal budget law to prevent the shutdown of public services from Tuesday.
“I ratify this law to restore unemployment benefits, stop (tenant) evictions, provide assistance to homeowners, add additional funds to the corporate loan program, to allow airlines to return to work, and provide substantial additional funds for vaccine distribution. “according to a statement.
According to the dpa, the White House also said that President Donald Trump had agreed to sign for a lower amount than desired, but that on Monday the House of Representatives will vote to increase the additional unemployment benefit to $ 2,000, from 600 as planned. in the bill that Congress presented him last week.
Unemployment benefits from two federal assistance programs established in March as part of the first plan to support the economy expired at midnight Saturday, leaving at least 12 million Americans benefiting, according to the think tank. progressive The Century Foundation.
The new recovery plan extends federal aid to the unemployed until mid-March, grants guaranteed loans to companies, grants billions of dollars in aid to SMEs, the hotel and restaurant industry, air transport, extends the moratorium on evictions can pay rent, stay execution, and provide funds for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Elected representatives of the Democratic Party, in favor of increasing the amount of unemployment benefits, tried to pass an amendment on the matter in the House of Representatives on Thursday, but the approach was blocked by the Republican minority.
Another parliamentary session is scheduled for Monday.
