5 hours agoTrump warns not to sign COVID aid package
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)United States President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that he would not sign the $892 billion financial package for coronary assistance including vital funds for Americans, saying that direct payments envisioned in the package should be increased. Warning of the outgoing Republican president, with less than [...]
The outgoing Republican president's warning, which remains less than a month in office, causes uncertainty about a two-party effort in Congress to provide help to people whose lives have been severely affected by pandemic.
The package that are planning to bring it back to my desk is much different than predicted,” said Trump in a video posted on Twitter. It's really embarrassing. ”
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved the legislation Monday evening.
Trump said he wants Congress to raise the amount of personal payments to 2,000 dollars per individuals or 4,000 dollars for couples, instead of the 600 dollars that the bill envisions, which he called a <x0 figure -- funny”.
President Trump also criticised part of legislation providing funds for foreign countries, the Smithsonian Institute and fish breeding, among other expenses.
I also request from Congress to eliminate disuseable and unnecessary voices from this legislation, and send me an appropriate package, or the next administration will have to hand over a package for help COVID. And maybe that administration will be run by me”, he said.
