President Donald Trump signed the massive coronavirus relief bill and government relief package into law on Sunday despite his initial comment suggesting he would veto the bill.
The U.S. lawmakers struck a roughly $900 billion Relief Bill that will help millions of struggling Americans across the country amid the global pandemic.
Some qualified workers will receive a $400 weekly unemployment benefit under the new relief bill. It comprises $300 from the federal government and another $100 from the states if they choose to provide it.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers reached an agreement over the relief bill after they resolved the dispute over the Federal Reserve's lending facilities.
A Republican proposal to curtail the Federal Serve's emergency lending powers foiled efforts of the Congress to agree on a $900 billion relief bill for a second day on Saturday.
A bipartisan group of Senators who introduced the $908 billion relief bill will introduce the bill tomorrow night, Monday, and determine if it will have the support of lawmakers or not.
Pres. Donald Trump wants Congress to include $1,200 direct stimulus checks in the second round of the relief bill. Trump has long been asking Congress for this measure even before the election.
The House of Senate and Congress have a limited time and closed in on Sunday the $908 billion relief bill that will aid the needs of millions of Americans.
As the Republican-backed "Skinny" COVID-19 relief bill failed to pass with the Senate, most of us are thinking about what would be the next step and areas of agreement to make an economic stimulus bill to help Americans.
If Republicans and Democrats will go back to Washington to vote for the USPS funding, White Chief of Staff said that the Republican lawmakers will look for an opportunity to discuss the new relief bill.
The National Service Organizations are pressing Congress to expand the benefits of the next relief bill that includes more jobs for young people, stipend, and more educational grants.