President Donald Trump is blasting the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it.
Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. The bill provides for a $600 payment to most Americans, but Trump says he is asking Congress to amend the bill and double that amount or go even higher, perhaps to $4,000 for a couple.
This comes as quite a surprise,” Rep Adam Schiff (D-Calif) told NewsNation. “This is the problem when you have president who claims to be a dealmaker but is essentially missing in action.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seemed to respond to Trump’s video on Twitter saying: “The COVID19 package, while imperfect, will save jobs and lives. The sooner the bill becomes law – the better. It will allow millions of businesses to avoid bankruptcy, deliver vaccines even faster, help those unemployed and provide money for families who are struggling.”
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a tweet that Republicans would not say during negotiations what amount Trump wanted the stimulus checks to be. She said Democrats are ready to bring his proposal for $2,000 checks to the House floor for an unanimous consent vote this week. Unanimous consent means that if one Senator objects, the request is overruled. She did not address Trump’s other concerns.
It is expected Democrats will bring the proposal to the House floor Thursday morning.
