General
Donald Trump asks Congress to ‘send a suitable bill’ to help deliver coronavirus aid to Americans
US President Donald Trump wants changes to the bipartisan $US900 billion ($1.19 trillion) pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting he may not sign it.
Key points:
- President Donald Trump wants to increase the relief package payment from $600 per American to $2,000
- House Speaker and Democrat Nancy Pelosi had long fought for an increase in payments and quickly agreed
- But Republicans don’t want to spend more on pandemic relief
Mr Trump complained in a video that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans who have suffered through a pandemic that “wasn’t their fault”.
The bill provides for a $US600 payment to most Americans, but Mr Trump said he was asking Congress to amend the…
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