President Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to quickly extend an expired moratorium on evictions and pass more coronavirus stimulus controls.
“You must work on evictions, so that people are not evicted. You work on payments to people. The rest of us are so far apart that we don’t care. We don’t really care, “Trump told reporters at the South Lawn White House.
Senate Republicans released the text of a $ 1 trillion COVID-19 package on Monday after a week of talks with the White House. But Democrats, who approved a rival $ 3 trillion package in the House in May, disagree on many points.
Democrats strongly oppose a Republican Party proposed shield of responsibility for business. Meanwhile, Republicans oppose the Democrats’ bid to bail out the states. And some conservatives are uncomfortable with spending on the Republican package.
The Republican bill would award another round of $ 1,200 checks to most people, something included in the bill that Democrats passed in May.
Previous major coronavirus projects were approved after lengthy negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, but talks started slowly this week.
“We want to take care of people. Democrats are not taking care of people. The payments are not enough, “Trump said Wednesday.” They are not making the payments, they are not making them high enough. Democrats are not taking care of people. [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi takes care of herself but doesn’t take care of anyone else. You look at what’s going on with [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer So when Schumer and Pelosi can get together and take care of people, we will do something. In the meantime, we want to stop the evictions. “
The expired ban on evictions Protected tenants who miss monthly payments and live in buildings with federally backed loans. Last week it expired and the Aspen Institute estimates that up to 23 million people could face eviction by October Some states, including New York, have their own moratoriums.
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