Trump signs Covid relief and government funding bill days after he suggested he would block it
From cnbc.com
President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief and government funding package into law Sunday, days after he sent Washington into a panic by suggesting he could veto the bill. He refused to approve the legislation after receiving it days before a Saturday deadline to prevent an estimated 14 million people from temporarily losing unemployment insurance. The measure extends the expanded jobless benefits into March, but millions of people are expected to lose a week of benefits due to Trump’s delay in signing the bill. The president called the legislation a “disgrace” on Tuesday night — after Congress ...
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