On Thursday, the Senate rejected two competing proposals for coronavirus relief as the deadline for extending improved unemployment benefits approaches, and Congress struggles to break a deadlock over a fifth stimulus bill. The floor drama comes as the $ 600 federal boost to unemployment benefits passed as part of the …
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People who lost their jobs wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits, after an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. , April 6, 2020. Nick Oxford | Stock Photo | REUTERS In mid-March, Erin Madden was fired from her job …
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The United States faces significant long-term economic damage from the coronavirus as lawmakers discuss boosted unemployment benefits amid stubbornly high weekly jobless claims. More than 1 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits each week for the past four months. Those figures provide a grim backdrop for the …
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As we have not yet managed to control our unemployment figures while we wait for the country to reopen, Congress is debating another stimulus package. Unlike the first massive round of stimulus spending, there is a chance that our friends in the swamp would actually fix a problem that was …
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The weekly $ 600 increase in unemployment insurance payments is likely to expire before lawmakers reach an agreement on the next coronavirus relief package, raising the stakes for the negotiations and creating more uncertainty for people. who depend on government help. Because most states process payments on a weekly cycle …
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