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Sep 6, 2021 · Initially, the jobless received a $600-a-week boost from April through July of 2020. Congress then revived the enhancement in late December but reduced it to $300 a week .
Jun 18, 2020 · Just last week, 1.5 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the first time. One-third of the jobless are still waiting to receive the unemployment benefits for which they applied. If there is one piece of positive news today, it is that Congress acted and it worked. We came together on a bipartisan basis to
Jul 30, 2020 · Also on Thursday, the government reported that 1.43 million people filed new claims for state unemployment benefits. It was the 19th straight week that the tally exceeded a million, an unheard-of ...
Jun 11, 2020 · But while Democrats want to continue a supplement of $600 a week past July 31, when those benefits are set to lapse, Republicans and the White House — citing an unexpected improvement in jobs ...
Apr 19, 2020 · April 19, 2020. Anthony Gerace. In the past few weeks the United States has witnessed an unprecedented spike in jobless claims that has overwhelmed state agencies. Alongside a health crisis and an ...
Jul 27, 2020 · Second $1,200 Stimulus Check. In a floor speech today, Senator Alexander explained that the next stimulus check will be a $1,200 one-time payment to all Americans who earn less than $75,000 ...
Jul 1, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Federal coronavirus unemployment insurance is scheduled to expire at the end of this month as the pandemic makes a resurgence in parts of the U.S. and 25 million out-of-work ...
