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The US president said the level of support for the people in the economic stimulus bill passed by Congress was too low and required amendments.
“The bill they plan to send to my desk is very different than expected. It is a real shame,” said US President Donald Trump in a video posted on Twitter on December 22.
“I’m asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low support from $ 600 to $ 2,000, or $ 4,000 for a couple,” the president said, adding that he is asking for proposals. “eliminate unnecessary and wasteful charges” and “send me the correct bill.” “If not, the next administration will have to propose a Covid bailout. Maybe it’s me. And we will complete this.”
US President Donald Trump spoke in a video posted on Twitter on December 22. Image: Twitter / Donald Trump.
Trump’s statement comes a day after the United States Congress approved a $ 2.3 trillion spending package to fund the government and rescue the economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. The expense package includes a $ 1.4 trillion multi-item bill based on the 2019 spending deal and the Covid-19 ransom bill worth $ 900 billion.
Cash payments in the Covid-19 rescue package, with a maximum of $ 600 per person for households and an additional $ 300 of weekly unemployment benefits, are only half of what parliament offers during the season. spring. According to the NY Times commentators, that means they will have less of an economic impact and will not help the unemployed much.
Initially, Trump was supposed to sign the spending bill with a December 28 deadline, though he claimed in 2017 that he would never sign the large spending package announced shortly before it was announced. by.
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