.MaddowBlog: After one day, Pres. Trump's plan for jobless benefits starts to unravel
in which the federal Department of Labor offered states an alternative approach: they could apply existing state-based unemployment benefits toward their share of Trump's goal. But the obvious problem with this is that it would leave millions of struggling Americans -- who lost their jobs through no fault of their own -- much worse off." for struggling families, though he failed to explain why not.
Complicating matters, it's not all clear if the scheme -- raiding FEMA's budget, telling states to pony up money they don't have -- is legal., Trump isn't just continuing an existing program; the White House intends to establish a new"lost wages assistance program." And creating new federal benefits programs takes time.
Meanwhile, the White House intends to draw upon a limited pool of money to pay for these benefits. What would happen once those funds are exhausted? No one has any idea, but we'd probably be right back to where we are today.,"I honestly think this can't possibly be serious. The White House must have released this thinking that this is just a negotiating tactic because it really is an empty promise.
As for when the unemployed can expect to see the aid they need, the process could take months. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnanyRemember, the president asked the public to believe his gambit will"take care of, pretty much, this entire situation." Those who believed him will soon be bitterly disappointed.
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