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Unemployment benefits: States are being approved for Trump's relief, but most jobless Americans aren't seeing the money yet - CNNPolitics
Can the POTUS even do this? isn't it Congress who appropriates funds? Was this part of his executive order flurry a week or two ago; why hasn't Congress sued to stop this? Are there no rules anymore, or am I missing something?
States are quickly receiving approval to provide jobless residents with President Donald Trump's $300 weekly emergency unemployment benefit, but it may still take some time before people see the boost in their checks.
Some 30 states had been accepted into Trump's Lost Wages Assistance grant program as of Monday evening, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is administering it. FEMA has already awarded more than $14 billion in grants to states, the agency said.
Can the POTUS even do this? isn't it Congress who appropriates funds? Was this part of his executive order flurry a week or two ago; why hasn't Congress sued to stop this? Are there no rules anymore, or am I missing something?