Statement from the President
Issued on: December 27, 2020
As President of the United States it is my responsibility to
protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship
that was caused by the China Virus.
I understand that many small businesses have been forced to
close as a result of harsh actions by Democrat-run states. Many people are back
to work, but my job is not done until everyone is back to work.
Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing
the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my
leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my
Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest
expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming,
to millions of people.
As President, I have told Congress that I want far less
wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of
$2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child.
As President I am demanding many rescissions under the
Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, “whenever the President
determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to
carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or
that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other
reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which
budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses
of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the
relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of
the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.
I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong
message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I
will send back to Congress a redlined version, item by item, accompanied by the
formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed
from the bill.
I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits,
stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our
airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine
distribution, and much more.
On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to
individuals from $600 to $2,000. Therefore, a family of four would receive
$5,200. Additionally, Congress has promised that Section 230, which so unfairly
benefits Big Tech at the expense of the American people, will be reviewed and
either be terminated or substantially reformed.
Likewise, the House and Senate have agreed to focus
strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the
November 3 Presidential election.
The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases
checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter
fraud.
Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!
Voter Fraud must be fixed!
Much more money is coming. I will never give up my fight for
the American people!
