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When Donald Trump ignored negotiations on coronavirus relief in Congress over the weekend, he promised that his executive orders would “virtually take over the total situation.” A few days later, as states facing uncertainty and outrage prepare for Capitol Hill, it becomes transparent that orders will largely be the panacea for a troubled country they claimed to be.
As for a hyper-hyperbole-loving president, Trump has greatly overestimated the scope of his executive action, culminating in an extension of unemployment benefits with primary conditions. Its short-term solution is far from the radical relief sought to deal with the existing economic devastation caused by coronavirus. “Another package is really incredibly important,” Chicago Federal Reserve Chairman Charles Evans told Face the Nation on Sunday, emphasizing the need for an agreement with Congress.
But the challenge with Trump’s executive orders goes beyond his exaggerations. The action, like much of what comes out of this White House, is legally dubious, inconsiderate, and unsustainable for states with liquidity problems it is willing to help. The 4 orders he signed on Saturday at his Club Bedminster are completed to provide more unemployment benefits; defer a payroll tax; provide indistinct coverage opposed to evictions and extend student loan deferment, respectively. The last two movements seem, at first glance, inadequate to cope with the full extent of the monetary difficulties facing Americans suffering. Tax deferment, Joe Biden has defendant, lays the foundation for Social Security. And the iconic action, the expansion of unemployment, has generated confusion and frustration, even among some Republican leaders. Management promises $400 in improved profits, compared to $600, of which $100 would be distributed across states. Where will states that already face budget deficits place this money? Who knows. “This is not feasible in its current form,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, told the New York Times on Monday, estimating that the order could charge his state $1.5 billion until the end of the year. “It’s something virtually no state can afford.”
“It only makes the scenario worse,” Added New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “When you are in a hole, avoid digging. This executive order only digs the deepest hole.” The ordinance would likely force states to adopt significant budget cuts, which local leaders say can put more pressure on Americans and businesses. “There’s no cash in the piggy bank,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Republican leaders have sometimes spoken more favorably about Trump’s actions, though they have expressed their displeasure at paying a quarter of the prices and warned that they would prefer Capitol law. “We can do it,” Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson told the Times. “[But that’s not ideal.” Several Republicans have been more evasive: Texas has yet to say whether to pay the benefits, Gov. Gregg Abbott expects lawmakers to approve a “reformed package that provides full funding” for payments, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told CNN that “I don’t know yet “if your state can do it.” “I am convinced that Congress can do something,” he said Sunday about the State of the Union. “They really want to do it. They have to recover.
However, the two sides disagree. And despite Trump’s statement that Democrats had recently “tilted more” to yield their demands, there hasn’t been much evidence of progress since the talks were interrupted last week. Democrats are negotiating a more powerful bailout than Republicans and the White House want, and have rejected accusations through Steve Mnuchin and Mitch McConnell that they hold the law hostage for dishonest. “Instead of committing, our Republican counterparts said, “Take a walk,” Schumer said. “Literally, they said almost in this room, “This will be our way of doing it or not. We’re not going to find ourselves in the middle. “”
In delivering his executive action over the weekend, Trump made his orders as obligatory to cut democratic obstructionism. But it’s not even transparent that they’re going through the legal process, as Republican Ben Sasse pointed out. Sasse called the movements “unconstitutional” over the weekend, prompting a livid Tweet from Trump by calling Sasse a “RINO” and accusing him of being “rogue” by challenging him.
“No president, no president, no president [Barack Obama] or Trump or Biden or [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] – has the unilateral force to rewrite immigration law or cut taxes or raise taxes,” Sasse replied with his own tweet, which he signed as “Gym Rat,” a reference to an old Trump advantage. “That’s because America has no kings.”
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