Editor's note: Before I share the Rant from Governor Inslee to President Trump signing the bill that had so much pork spending to foreign countries, and other needless spending. Inslee who seem to not mention that point. Today Trump pulled a fast one, that make's Inslee rant a moot point!
Here is the press release issued from President Trump:
Statement from the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-from-the-president-122720/
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to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President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!
(2) Inslee announces state action following Trump’s refusal to sign Pandemic Unemployment Assistance extension.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the state will provide funding for almost 100,000 Washingtonians who will lose federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits following President Trump’s refusal to act on the federal coronavirus relief package. The president had until midnight on December 26th to sign the sweeping relief bill to avert a lapse in PUA benefits.
“We are providing a bridge for some Washingtonians until the federal government finally acts. It is extremely unfortunate that the president has missed the deadline and allowed much-needed unemployment benefits to lapse for struggling workers and families. The relief bill was negotiated by his own administration, supported by both Republicans and Democrats and passed with overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate. His last-minute demands can and should be dealt with separately, but instead, the president has chosen to hold the entire relief package hostage.
“In our state, we prepared for the possibility of a lapse in benefits and in anticipating it, we developed a plan for a one-time payment for those who have been receiving PUA benefits. Because we established a state backup plan, we can take action today to help some of those harmed by the president’s decision.
“Today, I am announcing that Washington state will provide $54 million to extend a one-time Pandemic Relief Payment to 94,555 people in our state who have been claiming PUA and will be immediately impacted by the lapse in federal benefits. The Employment Security Department will be issuing this state benefit later this week. This does not solve all the problems caused by the president’s inaction — we are doing what we can, but we simply do not have the ability to replace all of the unemployment supports in the relief package. However, for some people in our state who have been receiving PUA benefits, this will prevent an immediate loss of assistance at a time when they are most in need.
“Families and businesses will face devastating consequences if the president continues to block the bipartisan package. Hopefully he does the right thing and ultimately signs the bill. But, even if the legislation is signed in the days ahead, thousands of Washingtonians will lose at least a week of pandemic unemployment assistance — and that is unacceptable to me.”
This emergency payment will be issued by the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) to all PUA claimants who were in active status the week ending November 21st, and will total $550 per claimant, which equates to roughly two weeks of benefits for most PUA recipients. If signed, the federal relief package would extend federal PUA benefits through March 14, 2021.
The PUA program provides federal unemployment benefits for those not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance, such as independent contractors and self-employed workers.
OTHER STATE RELATED NEWS:
Statement from Commissioner LeVine regarding pandemic relief for thousands of unemployed workers.
OLYMPIA –Earlier today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that the state will pay $550 to almost 100,000 Washingtonians who will lose federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits at the end of December.
This emergency payments of CARES Act funds totaling $54 million will be issued to all PUA claimants who:
Submitted a PUA claim for the week ending Nov. 21, 2020, and
Were paid for that week on or before Dec. 24.
The payment will total $550 per claimant — equal to roughly two weeks of benefits for most PUA recipients.
“We know how critical these payments are to individuals and families across the state and we’re grateful to the governor for his leadership on this,” said Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine. “The team at ESD has been working around the clock to get this new program ready. We will issue these one-time payments this week so that eligible claimants will have the funds as they head into the New Year.”
https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/governor-announces-pandemic-relief-for-thousands-of-unemployed-workers
WDFW to temporarily close target shooting range at W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area for upgrades.
SPOKANE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will temporarily close the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area target shooting range in Columbia County Jan. 5-7 for construction work. The department will make upgrades to the range, including reshaping the backstop to bring it into compliance with updated target shooting rules that go into effect Jan. 18, 2021.
WDFW and Snohomish County partner to provide public access for waterfowl hunting.
MILL CREEK – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Snohomish County are working together to provide more public access for waterfowl hunting and other outdoor recreation in the lower Snohomish Delta.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/wdfw-and-snohomish-county-partner-provide-public-access-waterfowl-hunting
State active transportation plan is rolling: Washingtonians invited to comment by Feb. 15.
(3) IN TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES NEWS
WORLD NEWS:
25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies.
Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have received desperately needed food aid for the first time since mid-October.--UN NEWS CENTER
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1080952
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’, warn UN agencies.
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and without shelter, amid freezing winter temperatures. ---UN NEWS CENTER
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1080932
The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis.
Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle to cope with repeated closures and re-openings, and the transition, if it’s even an option, to online schooling. Disadvantaged children, however, have been worst-hit by the emergency measures. In part three of our look back at the effect that COVID-19 has had on the world, we focus on the education crisis provoked by the pandemic.--UN NEWS CENTER
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1080732
Young Champions of the Earth: trashing barriers to boost recycling in Kuwait.
An electrical engineer from Kuwait is being recognized by the United Nations for her success in raising the environmental importance and economic value of recycling in one of the wealthiest countries in the world.--UN NEWS CENTER
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1080162
NATIONAL:
President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso--WH press release.
Pay For Some Will Decrease to Cover Social Security Deferrals--DOD
Secretary DeVos Releases Statement on Signing of COVID Relief Package.
Trump EPA Finalizes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft, Codifies Record of Reducing the Most GHGs in U.S. History
Supports domestic aircraft manufacturing, commonsense regulation to maintain global competitiveness.
IN OTHER HEADLINES...
Trump Signs 'Red-Lined' COVID-19 Stimulus Bill, Asks Congress to Remove Wasteful Spending--PJ MEDIA
The President's Populist Plea on COVID Relief
Donald Trump hammered the latest bill for waste, while demanding more for American families--THE PATRIOT POST
https://patriotpost.us/articles/76703-the-presidents-populist-plea-on-covid-relief-2020-12-23
Stop Calling Trump’s Election Challenge Supporters Hypocrites--American Spectator
https://spectator.org/trump-election-challenge-conservatives-hypocrites/
Lawmakers Set to Vote on Higher Relief Checks--NEWS MAX
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/trump-signs-stimulus-democrats/2020/12/28/id/1003327/
TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Matthew 11:28 (New King James Version)
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
