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The enhanced unemployment benefits provided by Congress for laid-off workers as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act are shaping up to be a major point of contention as lawmakers engage in an increasingly partisan debate over a next round of coronavirus aid.
President Trump reportedly expressed opposition to extending the $600-a-week increase in unemployment benefits, which comes on top of benefits already provided by states, during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, The Washington Post’s Seung Min Kim reports.
But Trump may be undercutting the chances of the strong rebound he wants and likely needs to help his chances of winning another term in November. In any case, with the Senate leaving later this week for its Memorial Day recess and Republicans still urging a “pause” before any additional legislation, talks on a new package aren’t likely to go anywhere for a couple of weeks — and there are still plenty of other issues to be hashed out as well, from aid to state and local governments to stimulus payments to households.
The enhanced unemployment benefits provided by Congress for laid-off workers as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act are shaping up to be a major point of contention as lawmakers engage in an increasingly partisan debate over a next round of coronavirus aid.
President Trump reportedly expressed opposition to extending the $600-a-week increase in unemployment benefits, which comes on top of benefits already provided by states, during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, The Washington Post’s Seung Min Kim reports.
But Trump may be undercutting the chances of the strong rebound he wants and likely needs to help his chances of winning another term in November. In any case, with the Senate leaving later this week for its Memorial Day recess and Republicans still urging a “pause” before any additional legislation, talks on a new package aren’t likely to go anywhere for a couple of weeks — and there are still plenty of other issues to be hashed out as well, from aid to state and local governments to stimulus payments to households.
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