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trailmonkee

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Sun Dec 27, 2020, 09:15 PM Dec 2020

Trump signs coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law after lengthy delay [View all]

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Source: CNN

President Donald Trump has signed the massive $2.3 trillion dollar coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law Sunday night, according to multiple sources, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to millions.

Aides had prepared for the President to sign the bill as early as Christmas Eve, when it arrived at Mar-a-Lago for his signature. But the plan was scrapped at the last minute, two sources with knowledge of the circumstances told CNN.

As a result, critical benefits had lapsed for millions of jobless Americans Saturday evening.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/politics/trump-relief-bill-christmas-eve/index.html

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