U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday (24) that he plans to veto nearly $900 billion in fiscal stimulus bills, he opposes not only the direct release of $600 cash, but also $35 billion in clean energy research and development funding, which puts U.S. climate legislation at risk.
The U.S. Congress has nearly $900 billion stimulus package tied to the $1.4 trillion budget spending bill sent to Trump’s desk, Trump has not signed, Thursday (24) Trump publicly stated that he will veto the stimulus bill.
The crux of Trump’s reluctance to sign the bill lies in addition to the $600 cash handed out to the American people is too small, Trump also opposes the bill’s $35 billion in clean energy research and development funds.
President-elect Joe Biden will be climate change as one of the top priorities in office, to promote the extension of solar investment and wind power tax credits (tax credit), Biden’s goal in 2035 to cut the amount of carbon emissions in U.S. buildings, 2050 years ago to achieve 100% clean energy and zero carbon emissions economy.
But Trump’s position is the opposite of Biden’s, and on November 5 this year, the United States has become the world’s first country to officially withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.
With the U.S. federal government about to shut down, 12 million people relying on unemployment benefits on the next day of Christmas Day lost benefits, renters will be due to a moratorium on evictions expire at the end of the year and no home, Trump’s veto will also put key climate legislation at serious risk.
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