Trump Signs Executive Orders For $400 A Week Unemployment Benefits, Extends Payroll Tax Cuts Through [View all]
Source: Newsweek
President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Saturday which extend payroll cuts and a moratorium on evictions as well as diverting funds to provide $400 in weekly enhanced unemployment benefits.
The president railed against Democrats over "voter fraud" and their attempt to "steal this election" as he laid out why no stimulus relief package has made it through Congress since the March CARES Act. Trump's executive orders extend eviction moratoriums and extend payroll tax cuts for employers through the end of the year, although Trump said "if I get elected in November," he may extend payroll tax cuts "permanently." The president's executive actions also expand military veteran benefits and divert Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and CARES Act money in order to fund federal unemployment insurance (UI) payments to jobless Americans.
The move for "additional China virus relief" from the White House comes after months of stalling and failed negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. "I've had it," the president declared Saturday afternoon from Bedminster, New Jersey about the break down in talks between the two parties.
Recent congressional talks have halted over the extension of $600 in federally enhanced unemployment benefits, which Trump's executive actions will continue at the reduced benefit of $400. Trump administration officials and GOP leaders have repeatedly stated they believe the extra $600 is encouraging people not to return to work.
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