白宫国家经济委员会主任拉里·库德洛为总统辩护唐纳德·特朗普s行政行为在冠状病毒他说，在民主党“拒绝各种妥协”后，政府不得不采取措施
“(这一行动)提供了重要的经济援助，”他在接受美国广播公司首席新闻主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯采访时说参议院少数党领袖访谈查克·舒默，谁叫做命令——总统在星期六签字——”不可行、薄弱且过于狭窄。"
库德洛说:“仍然有很多困难，有很多令人心碎的地方，特朗普总统昨天强调的一点是，我们曾多次试图在失业援助问题上达成妥协。”
他补充说:“因为民主党拒绝了各种妥协，至少两次，据我所知，总统觉得他必须采取行动，这将是及时的行动，这将是暂时的行动…让我们帮助那些仍然需要帮助。”
刚进来:参议员查克·舒默说@ GStephanopoulos特朗普总统的COVID-19行政命令是“不可行的、软弱的和过于狭隘的。”
“乡村俱乐部的活动正是特朗普所做的——一场大型演出，但它什么也没做。”https://t.co/mXqSebBaMGpic.twitter.com/rXMrzm1yXJ
—本周(@ThisWeekABC)2020年8月9日
尽管采取了行政行动，但库德洛并不排除回到与国会民主党人的谈判桌上。
他说:“我们没有拒绝。”
法宝签署了四项行政行动周六，延长了一些冠状病毒缓解措施停滞的两党谈判在国会。
这些措施包括每周提供300美元给失业美国人-在某些情况下，州政府会追加100美元。这一数字低于7月31日到期的600美元福利。特朗普还签署了一项延长暂停驱逐令的命令，一份备忘录将规定学生贷款延期支付，另一份备忘录将为年收入低于10万美元的人设立工资税假期。
虽然库德洛声称特朗普的命令将停止驱逐，斯特凡诺普洛斯指出，该措施不会——它只是指示政府找到一种方法来帮助人们和确定联邦基金。
特朗普的高级经济顾问不同意这一描述，称其“不完全真实。”
然而，斯特凡诺普洛斯直接阅读了行政行动，告诉库德洛，“它说，这种行动可能包括鼓励和提供援助，以公共住房当局或负担得起的住房业主，房东和接受联邦赠款资金，以尽量减少驱逐和取消抵押品赎回权。”它没有谈到延长暂停。"
。@ GStephanopoulos道德操守办公室写道:“这种行动包括鼓励和帮助公共住房当局、经济适用房业主...最大限度地减少驱逐和止赎。它没有谈到延长禁令。"https://t.co/9VM2XOhuwQpic.twitter.com/sMW2lvFUJ2
—本周(@ThisWeekABC)2020年8月9日
库德洛说:“(政府)正在通过其他机构花费一些钱，例如，租金援助和联邦政府支持的住房。”
“所以，它只是说将有一个审查。我可以告诉你，乔治，这样做的目的是审查将防止任何驱逐。”
尽管特朗普还承诺，如果他赢得连任，将把工资税延期变成永久性削减，但没有一位总统有权在没有国会参与的情况下取消工资税。
库德洛告诉斯特凡诺普洛斯:“也许我们要去法院。”“我们无论如何都要继续我们的行动。我们的法律顾问办公室财政部认为它有权暂时停止征税。”
“由美国广播公司新闻报道”@RachelVScott在美国人可以期望从他的COVID-19行政命令中看到救济利益的日期，特朗普总统没有提供日期，而是说这将是“迅速的。”https://t.co/ePbxnJ5pftpic.twitter.com/lW9dCTM8B2
——美国广播公司新闻政治(@美国广播公司政治)2020年8月9日
工资税的延期受到了一些共和党人的批评，他们质疑延期的合法性。共和党参议员本·萨斯(Ben Sasse)称这一行政行为是“违反宪法的垃圾。”
“我欣赏那些东西。也许我们会告上法庭。不管怎样，我们都将继续我们的行动。”@ GStephanopoulos当被问及共和党参议员萨塞批评特朗普的工资税延期是“违宪的垃圾。”https://t.co/UsD0N9aYk0pic.twitter.com/7PV2NVw2xy
—本周(@ThisWeekABC)2020年8月9日
在“本周”的早些时候，舒默批评了延期，他告诉斯特凡诺普洛斯，永久削减工资税将从社会保障和医疗保险信托基金中取钱。
舒默说:“如果你是一个社会保障受助人或医疗保险受助人，你最好小心如果特朗普总统连任。”
Kudlow defends Trump's coronavirus executive actions against accusations they are ineffective
White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow defended PresidentDonald Trump'sexecutive actionsoncoronavirusrelief Sunday, saying the administration had to take measures after Democrats “rejected various compromises.”
"(The action) provides significant economic assistance," he told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" in aninterview following Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer, whocalled the orders-- signed by the president on Saturday -- "unworkable, weak and far too narrow."
"There's still a lot of hardship out there, there's a lot of heartbreak out there, and the point that President Trump made yesterday is that -- on several occasions -- we tried to get for example, a compromise deal on the unemployment assistance," Kudlow said.
"Because the Democrats rejected various compromises, at least twice to my knowledge, the president felt he had to take action and it will be timely action, and it will be temporary action … let's help those who still need help," he added.
JUST IN: Sen. Chuck Schumer tells@GStephanopoulosthat President Trump's COVID-19 executive orders are "unworkable, weak and far too narrow."
"The event at the country club is just what Trump does — a big show but it doesn't do anything."https://t.co/mXqSebBaMGpic.twitter.com/rXMrzm1yXJ
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC)August 9, 2020
Despite the executive action, Kudlow did not rule out returning to the negotiating table with congressional Democrats.
"We've not said no to that," he said.
Trumpsigned four executive actionson Saturday, extending some coronavirus relief measures followingstalled bipartisan negotiationsin Congress.
The measures included providing $300 per week tounemployed Americans-- with state governments, in some cases, adding an additional $100. The figure is down from the $600 benefit that expired July 31. Trump also signed an order to extend a moratorium on eviction, a memorandum that would provide deferments for student loan payments and another to create a payroll tax holiday for those making less than $100,000 annually.
While Kudlow claimed Trump’s order will keep evictions halted, Stephanopoulos noted that the measure would not -- it only directs the administration to find a way to help people and identify federal funds.
Trump's top economic adviser disagreed with the characterization, saying it was "not entirely true."
However, Stephanopoulos, reading directly from the executive action, told Kudlow, "It says 'such action may include encouraging and providing assistance to public housing authorities or affordable housing owners, landlords and recipients of federal grant funds in minimizing evictions and foreclosures.' It doesn't talk about extending the moratorium."
.@GStephanopoulosreads EO: “It says ’such action my include encouraging and providing assistance to public housing authorities, affordable housing owners ... and minimizing evictions and foreclosures.' It doesn’t talk about it extending the moratorium.”https://t.co/9VM2XOhuwQpic.twitter.com/sMW2lvFUJ2
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC)August 9, 2020
"(The administration is) working through other agencies to spend some money for, for example, rental assistance and federally backed housing," Kudlow said.
"So, it just says there's going to be a review. I can tell you, George, the intent of that is that the review will prevent any evictions," he added.
While Trump also pledged to turn the payroll tax deferral into a permanent cut if he wins reelection, no president has the authority to get rid of payroll taxes without involving Congress.
"Maybe we're going to go to court," Kudlow told Stephanopoulos. "We're going to go ahead with our actions anyway. Our counsel's office, the Treasury Department believes it has the authority to temporarily suspend tax collections."
Pressed by ABC News'@RachelVScotton the date that Americans can expect to see the relief benefits from his COVID-19 executive orders, President Trump doesn't provide a date, instead saying it would be "rapid."https://t.co/ePbxnJ5pftpic.twitter.com/lW9dCTM8B2
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics)August 9, 2020
The payroll tax deferment has faced criticism from some Republicans questioning its legality, with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., calling the executive actions "unconstitutional slop."
“I appreciate those things. Maybe we’re going to go to court on them. We’re going to go ahead with our actions anyways,” Kudlow tells@GStephanopouloswhen pressed on criticism by GOP Sen. Sasse that Trump’s payroll tax deferral is “unconstitutional slop.”https://t.co/UsD0N9aYk0pic.twitter.com/7PV2NVw2xy
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC)August 9, 2020
Earlier on "This Week," Schumer had criticized the deferment, telling Stephanopoulos a permanent cut to the payroll tax would take money out of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.
"If you're a Social Security recipient or Medicare recipient, you better watch out if President Trump is re-elected," Schumer said.
