◇ Trump, Christmas Golf
According to sources quoted by Reuters on the 25th (local time), President Trump spent most of the Christmas day playing golf with his closest close friend, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. On the other hand, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden spent Christmas at his home in Delaware and did not hold a public event, Reuters said.
On the 21st of next month, President Trump will retire and Biden will be officially inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. President Trump rebutted that he received many phone calls from golf clubs and had meetings through Twitter. He stressed that lawmakers should give Americans more disaster aid. “Why do politicians want to give Americans only 600 dollars, not 2,000 dollars,” he said. “This is the fault of China, not (US) politicians. Give money to us Americans!” The current pandemic, he explained, is because it first appeared in China last year.
◇ Trump’Mongni’ counts down federal government closure
After months of negotiations, the additional stimulus bill, which the US Congress has prepared after months of negotiations, will be implemented immediately with the signature of President Trump.
However, President Trump, who will retire next month, has requested a new stimulus plan from Congress, saying that the $600 disaster aid included in the additional stimulus plan is insufficient. However, not exercising an official veto does not completely eliminate the possibility of implementing the support plan within the year.
The official veto was not exercised, but due to the absence of a support plan, additional unemployment benefits for 14 million Americans will be suspended from the 26th. In addition, the budget bill, which was delivered to President Trump at the same time as the stimulus plan, was retired, and the federal government could begin shutting down on the 29th, Reuters said.
◇U.S. Congress, full force in response to Trump returning to the holiday season
Congress usually closes in the last week of December, but returns to work in response to the pandemic crisis and President Trump’s Mongni.
Since the Congress ends on January 3, next year, President Trump will automatically abolish the stimulus plan if he exercises the’pocket veto’, which is exhausted beyond the signature deadline (10 days) without an official veto. In addition, the short-term temporary budget bill expires on the 28th, and if the president does not sign the new budget, the government closure will be realized on the 29th.
Accordingly, the House of Representatives voted on the 28th to stop Trump’s veto over a $740 billion defense budget. If the bill is passed in the House, the Senate will vote on the bill as early as the next day on the 29th.
The stimulus bill can be re-approved with two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, overturning the president’s veto and enacting it as a law. Earlier, the support bill was passed by a majority of two-thirds or more in favor of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, so it can be passed through a re-decision.
(Seoul = News 1)
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