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Per WTOP radio.
This is what I found so far:
https://twitter.com/AlexLimonNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Some Republican senators say unemployment section of the stimulus bill will allow people to qualify for more unemployment money than they were making while working - creating incentive to stay on unemployment.
Senators say they hope that is an error that will be fixed
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TrishaJ
(798 posts)his 500B extortion money. So he wants to kill it. He's got his lapdog Lindsey to do the dirty work to destroy the deal.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)Those working for restaurant, Lyft/Uber, et al don't make all that much normally.
bluestarone
(17,019 posts)HA HA HA! What a bunch of dumb fucks
underpants
(182,868 posts)8 weeks in Va. I think
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)home now. These people all must be defeated at the ballot box.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)Evidently language in the bill says people would get an extra $600 a week in unemployment on top of their base unemployment amount. So, the people that are working and are paid less than that don't think it's fair. They feel there's incentive for them to go on unemployment instead of continuing to work. They're looking to prevent that.
Takket
(21,612 posts)nitpicker
(7,153 posts)(snip)
The four senators have said they will oppose fast-tracking the aid bill if the not-a-drafting-error isnt fixed, which would slow but not stop its eventual passage. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders says if they try to muck with the unemployment benefits, hell go after the corporate bailout section of the bill.
Unless Republican Senators drop their objections to the coronavirus legislation, I am prepared to put a hold on this bill until stronger conditions are imposed on the $500 billion corporate welfare fund. pic.twitter.com/7X0o9C4BoO
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npk
(3,660 posts)I mean as long as Graham keeps getting paid to sit at home and do nothing like the rest of his GOPers in the Senate that's OK though. What a dirt bag!