US President Donald Trump unexpectedly signed a Congressional support package for American citizens and the economy on Sunday. This confirms an employee of the American government.
In addition, the president on Sunday prevented a shutdown of the federal government by signing a federal budget of 1.4 trillion dollars. This allows the salaries of, for example, government employees and defense personnel to continue to be paid.
Trump called the $ 900 billion ($ 735 billion) corona support package approved by Congress last week after months of negotiations “a disgrace” and hinted that he would not sign the law.
The president wanted the value of a support voucher for Americans who lost their jobs to be increased from $ 600 to $ 2000 and that “wasteful and unnecessary elements” be removed from the note. Trump has the support of many Democrats in Congress for raising the check to $ 2000. However, he is not supported in this by a majority of his own party.
On Saturday, the previous support scheme for Americans who lost their jobs in the corona crisis expired. Trump’s successor, Joe Biden, sharply criticized the president earlier Sunday, shortly after the deadline. “About 10 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits today,” said Biden.
The corona support package is the second-largest support package ever to the US economy. In addition to providing support to citizens, the bailout package includes an extension of the support scheme for struggling small businesses and would increase additional funding to schools, airlines, public transport and the spread of corona vaccines.
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