As federal pandemic unemployment benefits officially expire on Friday, Congress and the Trump administration are no closer to a deal that would salvage any portion of a $600-per-week check that would affect some 30 million Americans.
Unemployment benefits expire as Congress is deadlocked on new potential stimulus plan.unemployment benefits officially expire on Friday, Congress and the Trump administration are no closer to a deal that would salvage any portion of a $600-per-week check that, as of last weekend, would affect some 30 million Americans.
"What is a one-week extension good for? A one-week extension is good if you have a bill and you're working it out -- the details, the writing of it, legislative counsel ... that's what a one-week extension is about. That is, it's worthless.
Republicans have argued that businesses haven't been able to rehire workers who now may be taking in more from unemployment benefits than they would from returning to jobs. People wait in a socially distanced line to enter a bookkeeping shop to fill out unemployment forms on July 24, 2020, in Calexico, Calif.
In this June 18, 2020, file photo, people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Ken."We just don't think they understand the gravity of the problem," the senator told reporters."The bottom line is, this is the most serious health problem and economic problem we've had in a century and 75 years, and it takes really, good, strong bold action. And they don't quite get that.
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