Donald John Trump can order the moratorium on evictions nationwide. That is a very big deal. It is about housing, but, it also is to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
The president has a budget he can spend from and if that is the case then he can provide monies to the unemployment checks, but, I doubt it can be $600 per week. He also has OCO funds which are to carry out military actions.
The appropriations of funds belong to the US House and it why it is pushing for "The Heroes Act." The reason the Senate and Trump are opposing "The Heroes Act" is that they want to bankrupt the US Post Office. The USA Constitution guarantees the American people a free (minimal cost for all) and well functioning Post Office. The US House is correct to address the emergency of the US Post Office during this national health emergency. The US Senate needs to pass "The Heroes Act" and the president needs to sign it.
One thing has to stand out about the US Senate and that is their majority leader. He is enamored with China and Russia. He hails a loyalty to China(click here) through his personal attachments which include enormous about of money McConnell receives every year as allowance and to his political campaign. I am sure McConnell's connection to his wife's family business benefits that shipping company, a transportation industry. Moscow Mitch is also strongly affiliated with Russian oligarchies that provided him with a steel mill to bring jobs to Kentucky citizens. There are all sorts of monies trees within that Russian paradigm and too much to list here. What I find more than interesting is that when Moscow Mitch is faced with the well being of Americans he obstructs nearly every measure to improve American's quality of life including health care during a global pandemic. Obstruction of free and fair elections is what Russia and China are engaged in today. It seems as though obstruction is part of a Moscow Mitch paradigm that works for him as well.
Among other things, the bill (click here)
- provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies;
- provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments;
- provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual;
- expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers;
- modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations;
- establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers;
- expands several tax credits and deductions;
- provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing;
- eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments;
- extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and
- requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans.
The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding
- Medicare and Medicaid,
- health insurance,
- broadband service,
- medical product supplies,
- immigration,
- student loans and financial aid,
- the federal workforce,
- prisons,
- veterans benefits,
- consumer protection requirements,
- the U.S. Postal Service,
- federal elections,
- aviation and railroad workers, and
- pension and retirement plans.
