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Trump forced through some COVID-19 relief. Now what?

CQ Budget, Ep. 167

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey.
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump signed a number of executive actions last weekend to provide some COVID-19 aid, including suspending payroll tax collection and adding $300 to $400 in federal unemployment benefits, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on the next relief package. But is it enough? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Peter Cohn discuss the executive actions and look at what they might mean for negotiations going forward.

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