Following Trump’s allegation, the Democratic Party proposed raising checks for aid to Americans to $ 2,000

Democratic leaders in Congress, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, proposed to the Republican majority representative in the Senate for approval an amendment that would increase the amount of the financial rescue package’s aid controls from $ 600 to $ 2,000 which was approved this week after months of negotiations following Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of the project.

The president, whose reign ends on January 20, hinted that he is unwilling to sign the text under the terms approved by Congress and argued that direct aid should be $ 2,000 for individuals or 4,000 for a couple.

“It’s a real shame,” Trump said. in a video posted to his Twitter account in which he criticized helping families with undocumented immigrants, including a budget for museums and also making provisions to help other countries. For this reason, he asked that an ‘appropriately’ amended bill be sent to him, otherwise he warned that it could depend on ‘the next democratic government’ led by Joe Biden, taking office January 20, to secure a an incentive plan. .

Against this backdrop, which threatens to wreck the expected second stimulus package, Democrat Schumer highlighted Congressmen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib’s proposal to change the number of attendance checks. “I am in. What do you say, Mitch? Let’s not get bogged down in ideological deviations and unrelated articles and LET’S DO THIS! The American people deserve itHe wrote on Twitter. Nancy Pelosi, head of the House of Representatives, for her part, said, “The Republicans repeatedly refused to say how much the president wanted for direct checks. Finally, the president accepted $ 2,000. Democrats are ready to bring this to Parliament unanimously this week. Let’s do it!“

However, conservative fiscal policies make it difficult for the hard wing of Republicans to accept the amendment, despite requests from the president himself. So, Mitch McConnell could block the vote on the Democratic proposal until he reaches a party consensus.

Further, Trump’s claim focuses not only on amounts for direct aid, but also other items he does not see necessary in the $ 900 billion package. He regretted, among other things, that the text provides millions of dollars to promote “democracy and gender programs” in Pakistan or for cultural institutions in the United States. On the other hand, he did not criticize subsidies for religious organizations or tax breaks for executives.

The contingency plan, considered essential to the greatest power in the world, was approved this week after months of arduous negotiations and a few days after many unemployed people had already exhausted their benefits, at a time when the Covid-19 is progressing out of control and recovery threatens the economy. But it cannot go into effect without the signature of the president.

The world’s largest economy went into deep recession in the boreal spring, the worst since the 1930s, as a result of a determined halt in activities in several areas to contain the new coronavirus, causing massive unemployment. The pandemic has seen new spikes in recent months, delaying job creation and the resumption of activity that began in the summer.

The first official aid plan, worth a whopping $ 2.2 trillion, was voted urgently in late March during the first wave of the pandemic.. And it included one-time unemployment benefits of $ 600 a week and the sending of checks for $ 1,200 to each adult. But the arrival of the second aid package has to wait longer than necessary.

President-elect Biden announced on Tuesday that the plan approved in Congress was “a first step,” but that it would not be enough, and said he would ask for a vote next year on a new initiative to support the United States. American economy. “We have to work with both parties (Republican and Democrat). This is how we will proceed, ”emphasized Biden.

(With information from AFP)

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