States Run Up Against Deadline To Spend COVID Aid

The video discusses the new coronavirus aid package, focusing on direct payments to Americans and state funding for various needs. It highlights the CARES Act, which allocated $150 billion to state, local, and tribal governments with a spending deadline of December 30th. States faced challenges in utilizing these funds due to uncertainty and procedural delays. Congress extended the deadline to December 31st, 2021, but a potential veto by President Trump could revert the deadline, forcing states to find alternative funding sources.

What is one of the primary focuses of the new coronavirus aid package?

• Reducing taxes

• Direct payments to Americans

• Building new hospitals

• Increasing military spending

What is the total amount set aside by the Corona Virus Relief Fund?

• $150 billion

• $200 billion

• $100 billion

• $250 billion

By when did the original deadline require the relief funds to be spent?

• December 31st, 2021

• December 31st, 2020

• December 30th, 2020

• January 1st, 2021

What was the reason for the extension of the spending deadline?

• A request from the President

• A letter from 49 state attorneys general

• A decision by the Supreme Court

• A public referendum

What would happen if the President vetoed the bill?

• The deadline would be extended further

• States would have to find money in their own budgets

• The bill would automatically pass

• The relief fund would be increased