A top White House official indicated that the Trump administration could throw its weight behind a proposal to provide unemployed workers who return to work an extra $450 a week on top of their wages
A top White House official indicated Tuesday that the Trump administration could throw its weight behind a proposal to provide unemployed workers who return to work an extra $450 a week on top of their wages, a possible unifying idea for Republicans in search of an alternative to the expanded unemployment program set to expire soon.... [+]
to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Kudlow stated that the U.S. economy is essentially still in free fall and argued that the country cannot spend its way out of a pandemic-driven downturn. Last week, Sen.
Republicans have expressed widespread opposition towards extending the expanded unemployment program, arguing it disincentives work. passed by House Democrats earlier this month would extend the boosted unemployment program through the end of January. “The trouble with the $600 plus-up, and maybe we needed it in that emergency period, but frankly it’s a major disincentive to go back to work and we don’t want that,” Kudlow said, adding, “We want people to go back to work.”, the same date the expanded unemployment program is set to run out.
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