Alternatively, the so-called the 908 Coalition urges the president to veto the measure immediately, a move that would allow Congress to override the veto and enable the bill to become law.
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine are among a bipartisan group of congressional leaders who pleaded with President Trump on Sunday to either sign a $900 billion COVID-19 emergency relief package or veto the bill immediately. Trump has declined to sign the relief package while spending the past few days at his private Mar-A-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, and playing golf, according to The Associated Press. The president has insisted he won’t sign the measure unless it contains a provision for individual Americans to receive a $2,000 stimulus check instead of the $600 check negotiated by Democrats and Republicans. U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins Trump blindsided members of both parties with a demand for larger COVID relief checks, imperiling not only a massive package of economic and public-health assistance but the basic functions of government itself, the AP reported. The relief package passed with wide margins in the House and Senate and with the understanding of members of both parties that Trump supported it. Now, the federal government will run out of money at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday if Trump does not sign the bill before then. “Mr. President, we are asking you to please sign the emergency relief bill. This act will show your support for the American people who are in need of emergency lifelines like food, shelter, unemployment benefits and small business relief during these challenging times,” the bipartisan, bicameral congressional group, called the 908 Coalition, said in a news release issued through Collins’ office late Sunday afternoon.
