martes, 11 de agosto de 2020

Trump Announces Aid for Jobless, Renters, Student Loan Borrowers

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Trump Announces Aid for Jobless, Renters, Student Loan Borrowers


President Trump signed four executive actions Saturday to provide Americans with more financial relief from the Coronavirus pandemic, Marisa Schultz reports for Fox News.

The four actions will provide unemployed Americans with $400-a-week in supplemental unemployment aid, assist renters and homeowners who are struggling to pay their lease or mortgage, defer payroll taxes for employees making $100,000 or less per year, and suspend federal student loan payments through the end of 2020.

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