Americans lose jobless rewards as Trump won't sign aid bill
Millions of Americans found their jobless rewards expire on Saturday after US President Donald Trump refused to signal into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic help and spending package, protesting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.
Trump stunned Republicans and Democrats as well when he said this week he was first unhappy with the massive costs, which gives $892 billion in badly needed coronavirus relief, including extending particular unemployment benefits expiring on Dec. 26, and $1.4 trillion for normal government spending.
Without Trump's signature, about 14 million people could lose those extra benefits, according to Labor Department data. A partial authorities shutdown will begin on Tuesday unless Congress can agree with the fact a stop-gap government funding expenses before then. After months of wrangling, Republicans and Democrats decided to the package previous weekend, with the support of the White House.
Trump, who hands more than capacity to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, did not object to terms of the offer before Congress voted it through on Mon night.A source acquainted with the problem said Trump's objection to the costs caught many White House officials by surprise. While the outgoing president's strategy for the costs remains unclear, he hasn't vetoed it and may still signal it in coming times.
On Saturday, he was scheduled to stay in Mar-a-Lago, where in fact the bill has been directed and awaits his decision. Biden, whose Nov. 3 electoral victory Trump won't acknowledge, is normally spending the holiday in his home point out of Delaware and experienced no public happenings scheduled for Saturday.
