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I'm asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000

or $4,000 for a couple. I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful

and unnecessary items from this legislation.

And that was Donald Trump who released that surprise video via Twitter, essentially

indicating that he planned on vetoing the relief bill that of course is tied to the government

spending bill, which had all sorts of goodies for corporate lobbyists, all sorts of funds

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