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XinHua-Trump threatens to veto COVID-19 relief bill<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Xinhua| 2020-12-23 14:24:00|Editor: huaxia<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at lawmakers over the newly approved 900-billion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package, threatening not to sign the bill if changes are not made to increase the amount of stimulus checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noting that the negotiations have taken forever, the outgoing Republican president said in a video posted on Twitter that “the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It really is a disgrace,” Trump said, arguing that the 5,000-plus-page bill contains many measures that almost have nothing to do with COVID-19, such as foreign assistance funds, funding for John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate both approved the relief package late Monday, along with 1.4 trillion dollars in government funding for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, 2021, sending the giant spending bill to the president to sign into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 900-billion-dollar relief plan includes another round of direct payments for individuals, federal unemployment benefits — both at reduced levels — and more funding for Paycheck Protection Program to support small businesses. It also features hundreds of billions more for schools, testing and the distribution of vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accusing lawmakers of allowing “wasteful spending,” the president said the amount of direct payments to individuals is too low, and not enough money is given to small business, in particular restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CNN-Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated 10:21 PM ET, Tue December 22, 2020<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(CNN)-President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is asking for changes to the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, leaving the future of the $900 billion stimulus in doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump’s position could threaten to torpedo the carefully drafted bill, which his own administration helped negotiate — a move that could lead to a government shutdown and send the economy into a tailspin if he carried through with a veto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2000 or $4000 per couple,” Trump said in a video released on Twitter. “I’m also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items in this legislation or to send me a suitable bill.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extraordinary message came after he largely left negotiations over the measure to lawmakers and his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Trump did not explicitly threaten to veto the bill, but said he was dissatisfied with its final state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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