Commentary Most critiques of the current $1.9 trillion Joe Biden-Nancy Pelosi-Chuck Schumer legislative rip off have missed the purpose of the bill. This isn’t surprising. The Democrats have mastered the art of using morally positive language to describe the indefensible. In a real sense, they have captured the warning in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English…
It’s a Racist Plan, Not a Rescue Plan
Commentary Polls show most Americans support the COVID-19 relief bill. But this bill comes with a slap in the face for people who believe in racial equality and want everyone to benefit. Section 1005 of the bill offers women and minority farm owners a total debt forgiveness of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Over 200,000 Small Businesses Could Permanently Close Due to COVID-19: Report
Over 200,000 Canadian small businesses could permanently close due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns, putting millions of private sector jobs at risk, according to the latest report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), the largest small-business association in Canada. The CFIB estimates about 181,000, or one in six Canadian small-business owners, are seriously…
House Votes to Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000
The House of Representatives voted late on Dec. 28 to amend the COVID-19 relief bill to boost direct payments to Americans to $2,000 from $600. A two-thirds majority was required to pass the bill. It passed the Democratic-majority House in a 275–134 vote; the measure now heads to the Republican-majority Senate for consideration. The move…
Trump Hints ‘Good News’ on COVID-19 Relief Bill Amid Battle Over Stimulus Checks
President Donald Trump hinted that a resolution may have been reached on the COVID-19 Relief Bill as lawmakers urge the president to take action on the $2.3 trillion spending measure. “Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow!” Trump posted on Twitter on Sunday evening as a partial government shutdown looms. This comes after millions…
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urges Trump to Approve COVID-19 Relief Bill
A group of 13 Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to approve a COVID-19 relief bill they had proposed in early December. The group, which calls itself the “908 Coalition,” told Trump that by signing the bill, he would be “providing the best possible Christmas gift…
Trump Retweets His 2014 Joke About Aliens and Government Spending
December 23, 2020
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President Donald Trump on Dec. 23 retweeted his own joke from 2014 concerning aliens and the vast sums of money the United States doles out to foreign nations. “I hope we never find life on other planets because there’s no doubt that the U.S. Government will start sending them money!” the June 4, 2014, message…
Relief Bill in Limbo as Trump Demands Bigger Stimulus Checks for Americans
President Donald Trump forced the months-long pandemic relief saga into overtime on Dec. 22 with the surprise release of a video statement in which he derided the mammoth spending measure’s “wasteful” provisions for foreign governments and demanded more money for American taxpayers. The president did not use the word “veto,” but all but implied that…
House Passes $900 Billion Stimulus Bill
The House of Representatives passed a more than $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Monday following months of negotiations. The bill, passed in the House by a 359-53 vote, is expected to be overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and be forwarded to President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown, because federal funding will expire at…
House Passes $900 Billion COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
The House of Representatives passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Monday following months of negotiations. The House in a pair of bipartisan votes also passed a $1.4 trillion annual federal spending package to keep the federal government funded for another year. The massive bundle of legislation comes to 5,593 pages (pdf), by far the longest ever. The…
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