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Many sources are reporting that Trump finally signed the pandemic relief bill:
- Trump signs stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown
- Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses
- Trump signs stimulus bill ahead of government shutdown, releasing checks and aid
- Trump signs COVID relief bill amid pressure, but adds conditions
Not gonna summarize all the bits in it - it's some 5k pages of legalese gobbledygook, but I understand it continues augmented unemployment benefits, eviction suspension, funding to prevent government shutdown, and another direct cash payment.
I'm sure it also has a bunch of "porky pork", but the people are suffering, time is of essence, and it should have been done months ago.
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Trump Signs $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Bill
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by legont on Monday December 28 2020, @08:39PM (1 child)
Our brave elected representatives were given 6 hours to study and make expert opinion on those 5000 pages; then vote for it or else. Democracy at it's best all right.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @03:59PM
Pelosi and Munchkin have been working a long time on the deal, and the House bill has been sitting around for months, so it wasn't as bad as you imply. Anybody in Congress could have become familiar with most of what was in there if they had the desire, but I'm not confident that a lot of them bothered.