The Republican president has demanded that Congress change the bill to increase the size of stimulus checks for struggling Americans to $2,000 from $600. Republican Senator Pat Toomey told “Fox News Sunday” that Mr. Trump should approve the bill now, then push for more unemployment money later. After months of wrangling, Republicans and Democrats agreed to the package last weekend, with the support of the White House. Without enactment of the broad relief and funding bill, the U.S. government runs out of money at midnight Dec. 28. If the battle with Trump is not resolved by then, Congress must either pass a stopgap funding bill or federal agencies will not have money to fully operate beginning Tuesday.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2020 21:52 UTC