Trump signs Covid-19 relief bill, backtracking on demands
By Jordan Fabian and Erik Wasson
(Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump signed a bill containing $900bn in pandemic relief, backing down from last-minute demands that undercut his own negotiating team, risked a government shutdown and delayed widely supported economic aid as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
The legislation Congress passed on December 21 includes $1.4trn in government spending to fund federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September. The government had been operating on temporary spending authority that expires after the end of the day Monday.
The combined $2.3trn package was the product of intense negotiations, from which Trump was largely absent until he surprised lawmakers of both parties by demanding bigger stimulus payments for individuals after the bill was already passed.
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CNN’s Jim Acosta owes Donald Trump a yuge apology for COVID19 vaccine tweets, but it doesn’t look like he’s all that sorry
Posted at 10:50 am on December 14, 2020 by Sarah D.
Back in March, CNN’s intrepid White House reporter Jim Acosta was feverishly tweeting about how stupid Donald Trump was to believe that we could have a COVID19 vaccine by the end of this year:
Source familiar with admin Coronavirus response said scientists and experts at Trump s meeting with pharmaceutical industry leaders today were able to convince Trump that it will likely take year or longer for vaccine to hit market. “I think he s got it now, source said.
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