https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/24/politics/covid-relief-bill-programs-expiring/index.html
Though Congress has passed a $900 billion Covid relief package, millions of Americans are in danger of losing important benefits just after the holidays if President Donald Trump continues to refuse to sign the bill.
The
legislation would extend two pandemic unemployment programs and provide
the jobless with a $300 weekly federal boost through mid-March. It
would send direct payments of up $600 per person. It would reopen the Paycheck Protection Program so that some of the hardest-hit small businesses can apply for a second loan.
The package, which would be the second-largest relief deal after the $2 trillion CARES Act that Congress approved in March, also would extend eviction protection and enhance food stamp benefits.
Here's what's at risk if the bill isn't signed:
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