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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.
The fate of the bipartisan package remained in limbo Sunday as Trump continued to demand larger COVID relief checks and complained about “pork” spending. Without the widespread funding provided by the massive measure, a government shutdown would occur when money runs out at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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Sanders Condemns Trump for Allowing Millions to Lose Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders heads to the Senate floor at the Capitol building on December 20, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday led progressive lawmakers in condemning President Donald Trump’s refusal to approve a $900 billion Covid-19 relief and spending bill as unemployment coverage expired for millions of Americans on Saturday night as a result of his intransigence.
“What the president is doing right now is unbelievably cruel,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said during an appearance on
ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning. “Many millions of people are losing their extended unemployment benefits. They’re going to be evicted from their apartments because the eviction moratorium is ending.”