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Congress set for fight over expiring unemployment relief
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Congress set for fight over expiring unemployment relief
By Niv Elis and Naomi Jagoda - 06/16/20 06:00 AM EDT
Congress is under pressure to extend expiring unemployment benefits as COVID-19 infections continue to rise in some states and as jobless rates remain at levels not seen in decades.
The expanded benefits included in March's CARES Act helped tens of millions of workers get through coronavirus-related lockdowns, but are set to go away in August.
Republicans object to continuing to add an extra $600 to weekly benefits for all unemployment recipients, noting that it could make unemployment more lucrative than working for a large percentage of recipients. That, they say, could provide a disincentive for people to return to work as the economy reopens.
But Democrats are worried that cutting or reducing the benefit would leave poor people without a safety net.
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Re: Congress set for fight over expiring unemployment relief
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I wonder how this is going to break?
Hmmmm,let's see,here. There is an election coming up,and elections are generally decided by idiots.
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