As Trump Refuses To Sign Crucial Covid Relief Bill, Millions To Lose Unemployment Benefits
About 9.5 million people, rely on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that expires on Saturday. AP/PTI Photo Associated Press (AP) 2020-12-27T09:37:51+05:30 As Trump Refuses To Sign Crucial Covid Relief Bill, Millions To Lose Unemployment Benefits outlookindia.com 2020-12-27T09:40:21+05:30
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Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse on Saturday night unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year Covid-19 relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.
Trump s refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger Covid relief checks and complains about “pork” spending could also force a federal government shutdown when money runs out at 12:01 Tuesday in the middle of a pandemic.
Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.
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FILE – In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to sign an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.
Mr Trump s lack of action on the bill will also lead to the expiration of eviction protections and put on hold a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses, restaurants and theatres, along with money to help schools and vaccine distribution.
The president demanded larger Covid relief cheques and complained about “pork” spending – an Americanism which means that regions are attempting to secure funds which solely benefit their area rather than having a wider purpose.
“It’s a chess game and we are pawns,” said Lanetris Haines, a self-employed single mother of three in South Bend, Indiana, who was receiving a $129 weekly jobless benefit.