White House officials and top Democrats indicated some progress in talks over a massive new coronavirus relief package, including an extension of COVID-19 federal unemployment benefits. “They…
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The $600-per-week in enhanced unemployment benefits expired last week, leaving millions in the lurch as Congress and the White House have been at an impasse on an extension. During a press conference on Tuesday, Trump said that they were “looking at” an executive order to extend the benefits, as well as a suspension of the payroll tax and a ban on evictions, if no agreement is reached. But the possibility of such a move also may be a negotiating tactic to try to force concessions from Democrats.
Schumer said that the “fundamental disagreement” is on “the scope and depth of the problem and its solution.”
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