President Trump will sign executive orders amid congressional deadlock on stimulus. The $600 weekly unemployment check will be cut to $400 under Trump’s executive order.
They are expected to include an extension of unemployment benefits, payroll tax deferment, deferment of student loan payments and an extended eviction moratorium.
Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted in response to Trump’s action “Great decision by President @realDonaldTrump to use executive orders to continue the federal unemployment supplement at the $400 level.”
WATCH:
President @realDonaldTrump's first executive order today provides a payroll tax holiday to Americans earning less than $100,000 per year. pic.twitter.com/0VQGowNmx2
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 8, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump's second executive order today protects Americans from eviction. pic.twitter.com/v0v0XEtrwN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 8, 2020
Today's third executive order provides for the continuation of expanded unemployment benefits. pic.twitter.com/SvMquVZzDM
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 8, 2020
The President's fourth directive today extends relief to student loan borrowers through the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/sfZNOs0WlT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 8, 2020