The Big Deal

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COVID19 Relief Package: $600 stimulus checks, $300 bonus for federal unemployment benefits in a really big new deal.

Democrats wanted a tax credit for low-income families, while Republicans wanted a tax break for '3 martini lunches.'

The Congressional aid package that The Democrats and Republican negotiators hammered together while POTUS was hiding out in The White House, or playing golf includes an extension of the small business Paycheck Protection Program, which expanded eligibility to local newspapers, broadcasters, and nonprofits. Now Trump wants to take credit for $600 stimulus checks on deal nine MONTHS before a new birth for the nation.

What else? It will direct another $20 billion to small business grants and $15 billion to live event venues.

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