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| http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-president-trumps-covid-19-announcements | Whitehouse Statement on President Trump’s COVID-19 Announcements | 2020-08-09 | 2020 | 2020-08 | Democrat | House | RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | W000802 | www.whitehouse.senate.gov | legacy | 08.09.20 Whitehouse Statement on President Trump's COVID-19 Announcements Providence, RI U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has issued the following statement regarding President Trump's announcements yesterday evening: Some art of the deal.' Almost three months after House Democrats passed a good relief bill with a $600 unemployment benefit, President Trump reverts to toothless executive orders to cover up his own party's failure. Millions of American families teetering on the brink what's the Republican answer? A unilateral cut to unemployment benefits; forcing states to slash budgets more in a crisis; a payroll tax suspension' that hits Medicare and Social Security funds it's a weak failure to meet the moment. Congress alone has the power for meaningful action, and Republicans should stop blocking the House-passed relief measures Rhode Islanders urgently need. Print Email Tweet Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |