What’s in the stimulus package?

Hundreds of dollars in direct payments could begin reaching Americans as early as next week, after Congress overwhelmingly passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package on Monday night.

President Trump has yet to sign the long-sought agreement, which is less than half the size of the $2.2 trillion stimulus law passed in March. But few doubt the coming stroke of his pen: Without this bill, as many as 12 million Americans would lose access to expanded and extended unemployment benefits days after Christmas.

Trump has already refused to sign off the bill, because he does not see it as a Covid Relief Package and he wants much more money paid out – in other words, he is putting pressure on all of you by stalling it.

No goodies this Christmas if Trump has his way