Mitt Romney and other GOP senators propose 11th hour extension of extra unemployment benefits [View all]
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits provided the federal government to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic is expected to expire after Friday as Congress struggles to agree upon the next stimulus package.
A few Republican senators are pitching a last-minute proposal.
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced an alternative unemployment benefits (UI) legislation on Thursday aiming to prevent a gap in the distribution of the benefits.
“Unemployed workers should not be left in limbo while Congress continues to negotiate the next relief package,” Romney said in a statement. “Our solution extends the supplemental benefits for three months and incentivizes states to update their UI processing systems. We should act with urgency to help the millions of Americans who are on the verge of losing these additional benefits.”
https://money.yahoo.com/coronavirus-stimulus-white-house-chief-of-staff-expects-no-deal-before-unemployment-benefits-expire-165133127.html
Still got to get it by Moscow Mitch.
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