WASHINGTON – President Trump told reporters Monday that he has no plans to visit the chest of civil rights hero John Lewis while he is in the state on the United States Capitol. “No, I will not go, no,” Trump said when asked if he would travel Monday or Tuesday …
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Congress, don’t raise the $ 600 unemployment benefit again. Try this instead (opinion)
Those $ 600 bonus payments are scheduled to expire on Friday. Some legislators want to extend them, but doing so would be a mistake. Unemployment pays more than work for approximately two thirds of the unemployed. Prospective workers will not only have to pay the fringe benefits, but have also …
Read More »Trump team, Senate Republicans agree to offer coronavirus aid to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top aides to United States President Donald Trump said Sunday they agreed in principle with the Senate Republicans on a $ 1 trillion coronavirus relief package, the party’s opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before the biggest unemployment benefits expire. White House chief …
Read More »Congressional unemployment settlement won’t stop second layoff crisis
People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank delivers 1,600 bags of food in San Francisco on April 20, 2020. Work permits and layoffs created by coronavirus shelter orders are leading thousands of people to seek assistance. food. San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images With brief federal …
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