Trump tells Congress to ‘go big or go home’ on coronavirus stimulus
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Trump tells Congress to ‘go big or go home’ on coronavirus stimulus
President Trump urged Congress to “go big or go home” on another round of coronavirus stimulus, amid broad objections within his own party to his latest $1.8 trillion proposal.
“STIMULUS! Go big or go home!!!” Trump tweeted Tuesday morning.
STIMULUS! Go big or go home!!!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2020
In doing so, the president undermined a statement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) less than an hour earlier that said the upper chamber would vote on a bill providing “targeted relief for American workers” that includes more funding for small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
“When the full Senate returns on October 19th, our first order of business will be voting again on targeted relief for American workers, including new funding for the PPP,” McConnell said.