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- President Trump signed the $2.3 trillion spending and relief package into law on Sunday night after a delay that caused emergency unemployment benefits to expire.
- Now that the package has been passed, Democrats will introduce a new bill that will increase the amount of the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
- The House will likely pass the CASH Act to boosting stimulus checks on Monday, but it's unclear if the Republican-controlled Senate will allow it to reach Trump's desk.
Hours after emergency unemployment benefits had expired for millions of Americans and hours before a government shutdown was set to occur, President Trump finally signed the $2.3 trillion spending and coronavirus relief package on Sunday evening. Though the president never directly threatened to veto the bill, he repeatedly indicated that he would not sign it in its current state, complaining about the distribution of funds and the $600 stimulus checks that Congress had included in the bill, demanding they be increased to $2,000. It's unclear what changed his mind.
The bill has now been signed into law without any alterations, but in a statement Sunday night, Trump said the House of Representatives would vote to increase direct payments from $600 to $2,000 on Monday, with the Senate to follow. He also said that Congress has "promised" to review Section 230 and either terminate or reform it, as well as "focus strongly" on voter fraud in the 2020 election, of which there remains no evidence.
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