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    President Trump signs COVID relief, government funding bill

    "Good news on Covid Relief Bill," President Trump tweeted Sunday evening. "Information to follow!"

    President Trump has signed the COVID-19 relief and government spending package, a source told FOX Business on Sunday.

    "Good news on Covid Relief Bill," President Trump tweeted Sunday evening. "Information to follow!"

    The announcement came after Trump continued to push lawmakers over the weekend to increase direct payments for Americans from $600 to $2,000 and to get rid of the "pork" in the legislation.

    Trump previously stalled the $900 billion relief bill on Tuesday, calling it a "disgrace" and claiming it has "almost nothing to do with COVID."

    "Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists and special interests while sending the bare minimum to the American people who need it," Trump said.

    President Trump signs COVID relief, government funding bill | Fox Business

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    Now I just saw a meme on fb that said this:

    President Trump signs COVID relief, government funding bill-screen-shot-2020-12-27-10-49-20-pm-jpg

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    Statement from the President
    Issued on: December 27, 2020
    Statement from the President | The White House


    As President of the United States it is my responsibility to protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship that was caused by the China Virus.

    I understand that many small businesses have been forced to close as a result of harsh actions by Democrat-run states. Many people are back to work, but my job is not done until everyone is back to work.

    Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming, to millions of people.

    As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child.

    As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, "whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message" describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.

    I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I will send back to Congress a redlined version, item by item, accompanied by the formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed from the bill.

    I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine distribution, and much more.

    On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200. Additionally, Congress has promised that Section 230, which so unfairly benefits Big Tech at the expense of the American people, will be reviewed and either be terminated or substantially reformed.

    Likewise, the House and Senate have agreed to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 Presidential election.

    The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud.

    Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!

    Voter Fraud must be fixed!

    Much more money is coming. I will never give up my fight for the American people!







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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Now I just saw a meme on fb that said this:

    President Trump signs COVID relief, government funding bill-screen-shot-2020-12-27-10-49-20-pm-jpg
    "I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed," Trump said.

    While the president insisted he would send Congress "a redlined version" with items to be removed under the rescission process, those are merely suggestions to Congress. The bill, as signed, would not necessarily be changed.
    Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill with $600 stimulus checks

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    Oh well.

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    What is needed is that anyone placing pork into a bill needs to have their name and the names of all who support it listed right along with the pork. This way we can quickly identify who the perps are and vote them out of office. There should also be legislation passed that anything attached to a bill has to directly pertain to the matter at hand. For instance, a COVID relief bill should contain nothing except COVID relief. The moment something like "gender studies for Pakistan" gets placed onto the bill it should render that bill DOA.

    Talk about SWAMP habits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    What is needed is that anyone placing pork into a bill needs to have their name and the names of all who support it listed right along with the pork. This way we can quickly identify who the perps are and vote them out of office. There should also be legislation passed that anything attached to a bill has to directly pertain to the matter at hand. For instance, a COVID relief bill should contain nothing except COVID relief. The moment something like "gender studies for Pakistan" gets placed onto the bill it should render that bill DOA.

    Talk about SWAMP habits.
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    Not Quite accurate John

    The Key is in the quote below
    As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, "whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message" describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.
    Congress Can appropriate all it wants ..The Executive branch reserves the right to execute or not execute .. basically the gist is that the pork portion of the bill will sit there unspent !

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    Quote Originally Posted by BAP View Post
    Not Quite accurate John

    The Key is in the quote below


    Congress Can appropriate all it wants ..The Executive branch reserves the right to execute or not execute .. basically the gist is that the pork portion of the bill will sit there unspent !
    I hope you are right.

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    With the federal deficit for fiscal year 2020 having come in at 3.1 trillion dollars, I don't think it makes sense to give everyone who makes less than 75,000 (and married couples less than 150,000) either a $600 check or a $2000 check. The relief should be focused on the businesses and workers who lost income due to the pandemic (or to the rules adopted to deal with the pandemic).

    I guess Dick Cheney was right: Deficits really don't matter.

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