Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid
3 years, 9 months ago

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats’ showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package. As Friday began, Democrats asserted they’d reached a compromise between party moderates and progressives extending emergency jobless benefits at $300 weekly into early October. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., chided Democrats, calling their daylong effort to work out the unemployment amendment a “spectacle.” “What this proves is there are benefits to bipartisanship when you’re dealing with an issue of this magnitude,” McConnell said. “If you just look at a big number you say, ‘Oh, everything’s getting a little better,’” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “It’s not for the lower half of America.

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After A Year Of Crisis, Reforming The Unemployment System Isn’t On The Agenda
3 years, 5 months ago

After A Year Of Crisis, Reforming The Unemployment System Isn’t On The Agenda

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Come September, millions of unemployed Americans will stop getting financial help from the federal government — and Democrats don’t really have a plan to do anything about it. Ron Wyden and Michael Bennet announced legislation in April that would set minimum federal standards for unemployment benefits nationwide and ensure that extra aid kicks in when unemployment levels …

Republican Governors Cutting Federal Unemployment Benefits For 4 Million
3 years, 6 months ago

Republican Governors Cutting Federal Unemployment Benefits For 4 Million

Huff Post  

Four million workers will start losing unemployment benefits next month as Republican governors opt out of federal benefit programs enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sarah Brown of Brownsburg, Indiana, gets $469 per week ― $169 in federal long-term benefits for workers who’ve exhausted their state benefits, plus the extra $300. “I don’t care if it’s full time or …

Over a dozen GOP governors plan to snatch back unemployment insurance early
3 years, 7 months ago

Over a dozen GOP governors plan to snatch back unemployment insurance early

Salon  

An increasing number of Republican-led states are calling an end to unemployment insurance in an effort to bolster employment, despite lacking any clear evidence that the federal benefits are causing what much of the business sector has said is a "labor shortage." "Incentives matter, and the vast expansion of federal unemployment benefits is now doing more harm than good," Gianforte …

As GOP Pushback Mounts, Biden Says Jobless Need To Go Back To Work
3 years, 7 months ago

As GOP Pushback Mounts, Biden Says Jobless Need To Go Back To Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden denies that unemployment benefits keep workers from taking available jobs, but on Monday Biden said workers had better not stay on unemployment if they’ve had a good job offer. On Monday, Biden reiterated that his administration doesn’t see “much evidence” of unemployment benefits keeping Americans home. No one should be allowed to game the …

Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on track to cross the finish line Wednesday with a final House vote, stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic and offering a lifeline for millions of families. If it reaches his desk, Biden -- who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority -- could sign the historic …

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk

CNN  

CNN — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign his top legislative priority into law later this week and deliver aid to most American households amid the pandemic. Key features of the plan include up to $1,400-per-person stimulus payments that will send money to …

Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have conceded to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demands on enhanced unemployment insurance, agreeing to smaller benefits for unemployed Americans after a nine-hour stalemate on the Senate floor. Manchin, a key swing vote, abruptly halted the passage of the $1.9 trillion proposal Friday, throwing Democrats into chaos by threatening to vote for a Republican amendment on the bill …

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation
3 years, 9 months ago

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation

Al Jazeera  

Senate passes amended version of stimulus bill in 50-49 vote, sending it back to the House for approval next week. The United States Senate has narrowly passed an amended version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, sending the legislation back to the US House of Representatives for final approval. “President Biden has now got his first major …

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate

Al Jazeera  

US Senate Democrats’ effort to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill stalled on Friday as senators jousted over how long to extend enhanced unemployment benefits and how much to offer during the pandemic. After the Senate defeated a last-ditch attempt by some of Biden’s fellow Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage, work on his first major …

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill

LA Times  

The Senate passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package Saturday, scaling back unemployment benefits approved by the House and narrowing the number of Americans who receive $1,400 payments in an effort to mollify centrist Democrats and get a bill to President Biden as early as next week. After some surprise last-minute haggling Friday between moderates and progressives, Senate Democrats passed the …

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber. Biden and Senate leaders had agreed Wednesday to retain the $400 weekly jobless payments included in the version …

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill

CNN  

CNN — The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. Here’s how Americans could benefit from the Senate bill: If your family makes less than $160,000 a year The Senate bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person …

Biden presses Senate Democrats to pass COVID-19 relief
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden presses Senate Democrats to pass COVID-19 relief

Al Jazeera  

US president pushes for Senate action on $1.9 trillion federal aid package as Republicans line up in opposition. United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Senate Democrats to stay focused on passing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now pending in Congress despite Republican opposition. Quick passage of the $1.9 trillion bill is Biden’s top priority as his new …

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — At any other time, the imminent House passage of a gargantuan $1.9 trillion bill that addresses many of the foundational goals of a new presidency would be regarded as a smashing victory for a White House only six weeks into a first term. Yet even without the minimum wage provision, the legislation is already defining the politics running …

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

NPR  

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The House Budget Committee has approved legislation advancing President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, setting a path for intense debate in the Senate. New financial support for parents: Democrats approved a major temporary overhaul to the child tax …

Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal
3 years, 10 months ago

Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal

CNN  

CNN — The House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer to reality. Here’s what’s in the bill: Stimulus checks The House bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person. Optional paid sick and family leave Unlike Biden’s proposal, the House bill would not reinstate mandatory paid …

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
3 years, 10 months ago

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that tracks President Joe Biden’s plan for battling the pandemic and reviving a still staggering economy. Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee would expand tax credits for families with children, for lower-earning people …

Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out his case Friday for moving fast to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, but even as he opened the door to proceeding without Republicans, he conceded that a key element of his plan — hiking the minimum wage to $15 per hour — was unlikely to become law. “I put it in, but …

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Senate Republicans have offered competing proposals to help the United States respond to the coronavirus pandemic and provide economic relief to businesses and families. AID TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Biden’s framework would send $350 billion to state and local governments to allay service cuts and keep police, fire and …

US jobless claims soar to 965,000 as COVID surge triggers layoffs
3 years, 11 months ago

US jobless claims soar to 965,000 as COVID surge triggers layoffs

Al Jazeera  

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits with states surged to 965,000 last week as soaring COVID-19 infections and measures to contain them accelerate layoffs. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits climbed toward one million last week as business-sapping restrictions designed to contain soaring COVID-19 infections continue to hobble the United States labour market recovery. Some 965,000 …

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After throwing the bill into doubt earlier this week, President Donald Trump caved Sunday night and signed the coronavirus relief and federal spending measure, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of unemployed Americans get some relief going into the new year. Trump said he wanted to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 ― as …

Unemployment benefits lapse for jobless Americans as Trump holds out on signing relief bill
3 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment benefits lapse for jobless Americans as Trump holds out on signing relief bill

CNN  

CNN — Millions of jobless gig-workers and independent contractors, as well as long-term unemployed Americans, are set to lose their unemployment benefits after this weekend since President Donald Trump hasn’t signed the $900 billion relief package Congress passed last week. The Covid-19 relief legislation, which had arrived at Mar-a-Lago by Friday to await Trump’s signature, would extend the number of …

Relief bill: Here’s what happens if Trump doesn’t sign the $900 billion Covid package
4 years ago

Relief bill: Here’s what happens if Trump doesn’t sign the $900 billion Covid package

CNN  

CNN — Though Congress has passed a $900 billion Covid relief package, millions of Americans are in danger of losing important benefits just after the holidays if President Donald Trump continues to refuse to sign the bill. The legislation would extend two pandemic unemployment programs and provide the jobless with a $300 weekly federal boost through mid-March. The package, which …

The Newest Unemployment Benefit Changes In The COVID-19 Relief Bill
4 years ago

The Newest Unemployment Benefit Changes In The COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lorna Morton expected the government to stop paying her unemployment benefits next week, but now that Congress has passed another pandemic relief bill, she should be able to receive them through March. Not knowing whether her benefits would continue, Morton said, “didn’t make me feel confident that I was going to be able to meet my obligations.” …

Snags on COVID-19 relief may force weekend sessions
4 years ago

Snags on COVID-19 relief may force weekend sessions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The central elements of a hard-fought compromise appeared …

US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
4 years ago

US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from its springtime collapse. On Wednesday, congressional negotiators closed in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week …

Weakening jobs numbers spur Covid-19 aid efforts
4 years ago

Weakening jobs numbers spur Covid-19 aid efforts

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—A sharp decline in job growth in November further prodded lawmakers to reach an agreement on coronavirus relief, as negotiators hurried to craft a bill before a government funding deadline at the end of next week. Fitful efforts to pass another aid package came back to life this week when a bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers rolled out a $908 …

Congress Showing Renewed Interest In COVID-19 Relief Bill
4 years ago

Congress Showing Renewed Interest In COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After weeks of stalemate, party leaders are once again trading proposals to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, and rank-and-file lawmakers are newly agitating for a deal by negotiating among themselves. Their $908 billion proposal would reauthorize federal unemployment programs and resurrect a federal supplement that expired in July, though at only $300 per week …

Rising US weekly jobless claims cast shadow on economic recovery
4 years, 2 months ago

Rising US weekly jobless claims cast shadow on economic recovery

Live Mint  

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week, heightening fears the COVID-19 pandemic was inflicting lasting damage to the labor market. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday, the most timely data on the economy's health, also showed at least 25 million were on unemployment benefits at the …

COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in U.S.
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in U.S.

LA Times  

A help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa., on Sept. 2. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, still a historically high figure. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus …

Trump Orders More Unemployment Pay, Payroll Tax Deferral after Negotiations on Covid-19 Rescue Package Collapsed
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump Orders More Unemployment Pay, Payroll Tax Deferral after Negotiations on Covid-19 Rescue Package Collapsed

News 18  

Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation's elected lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. Now, Trump, who has not spoken with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi since …

1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
4 years, 4 months ago

1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired. Without effective virus containment, the recovery remains at risk from ongoing job losses that could further restrain incomes and spending.’' The pandemic, the lockdowns meant …

Chances waning for unemployment relief for millions as talks sputter
4 years, 4 months ago

Chances waning for unemployment relief for millions as talks sputter

LA Times  

Prospects for a quick deal to extend supplemental unemployment benefits and other stimulus for an economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic have taken a sharp turn for the worse, leaving millions of Americans in the lurch a week after many benefits expired. “Exactly when that deal comes together, I can’t tell you, but I think it will at some …

Mnuchin, Pelosi talk virus relief; GOP slashes jobless aid
4 years, 4 months ago

Mnuchin, Pelosi talk virus relief; GOP slashes jobless aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Unemployment assistance, eviction protections and other relief for millions of Americans are at stake as White House officials launch negotiations with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a new coronavirus aid package that’s teetering in Congress ahead of looming deadlines. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows worked through the weekend on the GOP …

As Congress fights, analysts warn economy needs help now
4 years, 4 months ago

As Congress fights, analysts warn economy needs help now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S. economy is faltering. “The economy needs another shot in the arm.” With unemployment still at a high 11.1% and hiring potentially slowing in July, the economy is likely to weaken further without more government aid, …

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