US legislators press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires
2020-12-28 09:30:01 source：The Aljazeera
December 27, 2020
The US government headed towards a chaotic last few days of the year as President Donald Trump’s refusal to approve a $2.3 trillion financial package caused millions of jobless Americans to lose benefits and threatened to shut down federal agencies due to lack of funding.
Trump, who leaves office on January 20 after losing November’s election, came under pressure on Sunday from legislators on both sides to stop blocking the pandemic aid and government funding bill which was approved by Congress last week.
The Republican president has demanded that Congress change the bill to increase the size of stimulus checks for struggling Americans to $2,000 from $600, imperilling not only a massive package of economic and public-health assistance but the basic functions of government itself.
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