“Senate Republicans are temporarily abandoning their hopes for a large-scale coronavirus relief package, but will try to pass a standalone extension of federal unemployment insurance,” Politico reports.
“A proposal that is gaining steam comes from Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson: renew enhanced unemployment at 66 percent of lost wages, or $200 per week. The strategy has general backing from the White House, which is eager to extend the bulked up unemployment insurance.”
“Republicans view this as a way to put pressure on Senate Democrats one day before a federal $600 enhanced unemployment benefit is scheduled to expire. But Senate Democrats are already dismissing the proposal.”
Save to Favorites
