SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. - Unemployment benefits for an estimated 500,000 Pennsylvanians will be saved after President Donald Trump announced Sunday night he will sign the $900B relief package.Trump blindsided members of both parties and upended months of negotiations when he demanded last week that the package — already passed the House and Senate by large margins and believed to have Trump’s support — be revised to include larger relief checks and scaled-back spending.
If Trump had continued his opposition, the federal government would have run out of money at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. MORE: Trump signs COVID relief bill granting stimulus checks, jobless benefitsFor Pennsylvanians who have seen hours slashed or layoffs, the new relief bill couldn't.