- Joe Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Spending Plan
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a coronavirus plan Thursday that he claims will turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout, and providing financial help to individuals, states, and local governments and businesses struggling with the prolonged economic fallout. The proposal reflects the priorities of Democrats, spending more money on aiding state governments, […]
- President Trump Signs Stimulus and Government Spending Bill
President Donald Trump has signed into law a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package aimed at restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a partial federal government shutdown. President Trump released a statement announcing his decision to sign the relief bill in which he said, “I will never give up my fight […]
- Brooks: Expectations Are Trump Will End up Signing COVID Bill
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the expectation is that President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the coronavirus relief bill were “just more noise,” and that, when all is said and done, Trump will ultimately end up signing the bill. Brooks said, “I think the expectation is that his attempt to sort […]
- Bolton: Trump ‘Embarrassed’ GOP with Coronavirus Stimulus ‘Stunt’ — He Was ‘Never Fit’ for Presidency
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s “The Situation Room” that President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the coronavirus stimulus agreement were an embarrassing “stunt.” Host Wolf Blitzer said, “The president also blindsided a lot of Republicans, almost everyone, including his own senior staff, by railing against the COVID relief deal […]
- Klobuchar: ‘We Have the Votes’ to Override COVID Relief Veto, Trump ‘Should Not Be Doing This Right Now’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reacted to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the coronavirus relief bill by stating that “he should not be doing this right now,” and that there are the needed votes to override any potential veto of the bill. Klobuchar said, “It is the second […]
- Biden: We’ll ‘Finish the Job of Getting a Total of $2,000’ in Relief
During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden said his coronavirus relief proposal “will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most.” Biden stated, “Our rescue plan also includes immediate relief to Americans hardest hit and most in need. We will finish the job […]
- Donald Trump Berates Congress ‘Pork’ Coronavirus Relief Bill as Unemployment Benefits Expire
President Donald Trump on Saturday demanded Congress deliver better aid to Americans suffering from the coronavirus pandemic as he rejected the bloated relief bill passed before Christmas. “Increase payments to the people, get rid of the ‘pork,’” Trump wrote on Twitter, sharing his video from Tuesday highlighting the billions of dollars in aid sent overseas […]
- GOP Rep. Buck: I Think GOP Will Support $2,000 Check if Pork Is Removed, But Just Adding $2,000 Payment ‘Unacceptable’
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) stated that he believes Americans should receive $2,000 direct payments, and that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) removes the pork from the spending package, “she’ll get overwhelming Republican support. She’ll certainly have my support, but just to add a […]
- Blackburn: We Need ‘Targeted Relief’ Not ‘One Size Fits All’ Direct Payments
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that we should have “targeted relief” and not “one size fits all” direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill. Blackburn said, “President Trump fully understands the best economic stimulus is a job, and there is a lot in this bill […]
- Joe Biden Greets Passage of 6,000-page Relief Bill with Call for More Spending
President-elect Joe Biden greeted the passage Monday night of a massive, 6,000-page coronavirus relief and spending bill with calls for more spending on the pandemic in the new year. The House and the Senate both passed the bill by overwhelming, veto-proof majorities after having just a few hours to read the voluminous text of the […]
- McConnell Blocks Bill That Would Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked the bill that would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. “I object,” McConnell said on the Senate floor in Washington. He blocked a request for unanimous consent for the CASH Act from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Unanimous consent enables a bill to pass without […]
- Trump Declines to Sign Relief Bill, Suspending Unemployment Benefits for Millions
President Donald Trump declined to sign the coronavirus relief and stimulus bill on Saturday evening as he pushed for higher stimulus payments of $2000 rather than $600, meaning millions of Americans would exhaust their unemployment benefits. Two unemployment benefits programs expired at midnight on Sunday morning, as the Wall Street Journal noted: The first provided unemployment benefits […]
- Dingell: House Will Vote on and I Think Will Pass $2,000 Direct Payments on Monday
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” House Majority Senior Whip Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said that Democrats will vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 on Monday, and believes that the vote will pass in the House. Dingell said, “We’ll vote to get it on Monday. … Republicans objected to passing it. We’re coming back […]
- Biggs: COVID Relief Bill ‘Should Be Vetoed’ by Pocket Veto
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “should be vetoed” by President Donald Trump via a pocket veto, “and I’m hoping it will be.” Biggs said, “Well, I — this is the worst bill, and it typifies the swamp. Because […]
- Senate Passes 6,000-page Coronavirus Relief and Stimulus Bill
The Senate joined the House on Monday evening in passing a coronavirus relief and stimulus bill nearly 6,000 pages long. Given that the standard ream of paper contains 500 pages and stands 2.5 inches tall, the total height of the bill is 2.5 feet. The bill, which contains $900 billion in coronavirus spending and $1.4 […]
- Sanders to Delay Defense Veto Override Unless Senate Votes on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning on delaying the Senate’s planned override of President Donald Trump’s defense bill veto unless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) brings the House-passed $2,000 stimulus check proposal to the floor. “This week on the Senate floor Mitch McConnell wants to vote to override Trump’s veto of the $740 billion […]
- Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Pass Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks
The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the measure that would send $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. The measure was called for by President Donald Trump. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d […]
- GOP Rep. Comer: Trump Should Veto and Force Congress to Start Over if Waste Isn’t Cut from COVID Relief Bill
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) stated that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t willing to “reduce all that wasteful spending” in the coronavirus relief bill, President Donald Trump should veto the bill and force Congress to start over. Comer said, “Well, the next step is […]
- Ossoff: Trump Is ‘Right’ on Direct Payments, ‘Congress Should Pass $2,000 Checks’
On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said that President Donald Trump’s criticism of the direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill is correct and Congress “should send $2,000 checks to the American people right now.” Ossoff said, “I don’t know where President Trump has been for the last eight months while […]
- Carney: Congress Should Not Have Cut Stimulus Payments
Getting money out to the American people was one of the most prudent things Congress did to stave off economic disaster when the pandemic took hold this spring. The Cares Act authorized $1200 per adult and $500 per child for individuals earning $75,000. Beyond that figure, the stimulus payments scaled down and cut off altogether […]
