EPISODE · Aug 11, 2020 · 15 MIN
Budget deep dive: Trump forced through some COVID-19 relief. Now what?
from CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · host CQ Roll Call
President Donald Trump signed a number of executive actions last weekend to provide some COVID-19 aid, including suspending payroll tax collection and adding $300 to $400 in federal unemployment benefits, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on the next relief package. But is it enough? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Peter Cohn discuss the executive actions and look at what they might mean for negotiations going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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President Donald Trump signed a number of executive actions last weekend to provide some COVID-19 aid, including suspending payroll tax collection and adding $300 to $400 in federal unemployment benefits, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on the next relief package. But is it enough? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Peter Cohn discuss the executive actions and look at what they might mean for negotiations going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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