Dems fall all over selves to try to take credit for Trump s $2,000 stimulus check demand bizpacreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizpacreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Passed by Congress late Monday, the $900 billion relief package includes $600 one-time stimulus checks for most Americans, and extends supplementary unemployment benefits by $300 per week for 11 weeks. The bill was part of a larger $1.4 trillion omnibus government spending plan.
Saying the bill was “much different than anticipated,” Trump who was reportedly not directly involved in the negotiations said he objected to aspects of the plan, including foreign aid, funding for museums and cultural centers “that are essentially not open,” environmental programs and more.
Trump specifically said not enough was given to restaurants, “whose owners have suffered so grievously.” He said restaurants were only given a two-year deduction for business expenses apparently referring to the restoration of tax breaks for business meals which he said was not enough.
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President Trump demands increase in payments to Americans; reaction from Fox News contributor Brian Brenberg
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn t yet responded to President Trump demanding Tuesday night that Congress include $2,000 stimulus checks in the coronavirus aid package that it passed on Monday, which included smaller $600 checks for individuals.
The last-minute objection to the accord that Congress carefully crafted with very little if any involvement from Trump came after McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday, The Senate just passed another major bipartisan, COVID-19 relief package. The American people can rest assured that more help is on the way, immediately.
That no longer is such a sure thing.