“If we fail to renew the $600 per week increase in UI, millions of American families will have their legs cut out from underneath them at the worst possible time — in the middle of a pandemic when unemployment is higher than it's been since the Great Depression,” Schumer said in a statement.
But Democrats and some economists say that the expanded unemployment benefit prevented further economic fallout and was a lifeline meant to be a living wage replacement for more than 30 million Americans who lost their jobs as the economy shut down this spring. The measure would extend the $600 weekly benefit until an individual state’s unemployment level drops below 11 percent for three months. After that, it would reduce the expanded benefit by $100 for every percent that the unemployment rate falls until the state’s unemployment hits 5.5 percent.
Everyone will be in financial trouble as because people will have no money. Myself ... my business was granted 2000 in ppp when we asked for 20000 we now have to close. I’m a black owned business BankofAmerica redlined loans etc. it was unfair SBAJovita now what?
If I can at LEAST receive max benefits and not minimum that’s fine..
Fingers crossed on this one man. Doesn’t have to be $600 extra but please don’t let it be minimum benefits. Even just like $200 extra.. I mean, something. Til those of us who can’t go back to work can! Not like I choose this I want my job back but we all wanna be safe.
Nobody’s ever gonna read this but please just don’t let those of us who wanna go back to work, but can’t, go broke. If I only receive $200/Wk on UI I’m screwed. I was getting by when at work but being forced from work isn’t our fault
PLEASE.I get that Republicans think it “deters people from going back to work” but what about those of us who still have a job but cannot go back to work? What about parents who can’t go back to work because their kids can’t go back to school? Please PLEASE don’t let me go broke
heatherchurch Good legislation for a post Nov D majority in House and Senate. DOA in a R majority Senate.
We want to work. No more liar kamala.
GOP failed to response Coronavirus has caused many Americans to be jobless.
Absolute disgrace for those like myself that CANT GO BACK cause our governor changed his mind about reopening. Foh y’all just salty you still have to work but that ISNT OUR FAULT.
MeetThePress I would like to know how they plan on adjusting the SSDI I make nothing as a 41yr old stage 4 Breast /bone cancer and worked since I was 11yo. I make what most make on unemployment w/o the addition of $600 week. It’s messed up. I struggle every month and get No help!! I have2kids
Buying votes...as usual
This is our FLDEO system as we speak! Website down for maintenance during the day. In addition to it being down every night at 8pm til 8am and All day Saturday & Sunday! floridaunemployment crisis!
No more Free Money. Sell Ur car if U need cash!
If you give people $600 a week not to work unemployment will never get below 5%.
Its always amazed me that rich people tell reg people to save $$ for rainy days and unknowns.. yet when shit hits the fan the rich are 1st in line for handouts.. Gee maybe they should have planned for unknowns..
No
I am by no means a republican but giving ppl more money on unemployment then what they are suppose to get is wrong. Extend the benefits but not the extra $600/wk. I have to disagree with my party on this one.
MeetThePress Another round of stimulus checks makes the most sense. Some people are still waiting for approval for their UI.
Praise the Lord
I’m a democrat. I don’t support this.
MeetThePress Defund unemployment to Protesters who help spread the Virus. Protesting is not a Job or should it count?
Nobody is going to work then, a good number of people already make more money through unemployment than with regular jobs! This is insanity! Please, consider heavily regulating who gets money, what merits the money, and for how long!
MeetThePress unemployment below 6% will never happen if Biden is in office.
We also need to reward workers who are essential. Everyone from medical professionals to janitors and dollar store employees who were forced to work or couldn't work from home. Democrats are working for workers. Republicans are working for Trump. Trump is working for himself.
MeetThePress Wtf?
MeetThePress Unemployment will never go below 6 percent if people who do not work can make almost $20 per hour for staying home while minimum wage is around $8.
I think that’s a better idea, people who cannot cross train to a job that pays equivalent to those pre existing jobs should have the right to sustain a economic standard, we as a country will never progress until we stop being greedy
Think for a moment... You will never make it out of that hole you’re in. They make sure of that. This is proof. They rather give you a handout and keep u on ur knees than to educate you and give you value. It’s called control. WAKE UP!!!
It'd be far easier to just let people go back to work.
So if you keep the people (proletariat) poor, then they rely on the government for survival 🤔 They will get used to being poor and be ok with being told what to do, work for the good of the state, give half your stuff to others, sounds Marxish to me where do I sign up 😁👍
I don’t agree with this essential workers should get an extra $600 weekly, you have some that just won’t go back to work, they make more sitting home
Ok im back to work 13hrs a week to much to get unemployment in florida how am i supposed to live off that smh they really have no idea what its like to be working poor
Don't do that.
This needs to happen
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Except no one will return to work because they’re making more sitting at home. Completely unintentional I’m sure. 🙄
Thanks Chuck. People certainly need it. Otherwise, life long middle class people will be eating out of trash cans.
Terrific way to drive up unemployment numbers. These losers need to be tossed out on their heads.
That wont pass
The federal government will go broke along with taxpaying citizens if these subsidies continue for very long. The national debt is already about $26,000,000,000,000
Chucky....... using votes.....Sadass.
So pay people to not work until they all go back to work. So pay people not to work indefinitely.
Peaceful protesters shoot driver.
It makes absolutely no difference to those of us that have already exhausted our unemployment benefits and whos states refuse to allow filings from individuals that have no last quarter earnings.
YES PLEASE! I was just furloughed another two months 😣
No
it is an act of justice taking into account the current situation
Senate Majority Leader McConnell says the $600 weekly unemployment benefit won't be in the next phase of coronavirus relief, which he expects to pass by the end of July. He argues it has encouraged many Americans to remain jobless.
People already don’t want to go back to work. This is dumb.
No. Federal supplement runs out Jul 31. Paying people an extra $600 a week was one of the dumbest decisions ever made by the government.
MeetThePress Unemployment under 6% will never happen if Biden is elected.
MeetThePress People who have been forced to leave their jobs due to harrasment and retaliation pre pandamic are suffering and unable to find jobs deserve this assistance.
Keep paying people not to work = great idea. The Dems really don't want this to pass. They just want the Republican controlled Senate to shoot it down. It is just a political game. Only the very simple minded people will fall for it.
Dems really have their finger on the pulse. Disincentivize back to work, spend more taxpayer money and keep the economy shut down until after the election.
SenSchumer thank you however I live in Florida where DeSantisBetrayedFlorida and he will make sure its 6% even if its 20%. The 's will be tampered with so Floridians are not going to benefit. How about SET A DATE. Smart, right?
The GOP would go for it if it included billions for their corporate constituents and wealthy donors. MAGAts
MeetThePress Paying you to stay home and help destroy the economy.
DemocratsAreForThePeople
Is this coming out of the Democrats pay check? WWG1WGA
The 12 highest unemployment states are all Dem controlled....no thanks.
Yeah, with the payouts received, many will never return to work. But, of course that's the plan, right liberal fascists?
kind of hard to do that when Dem states wont let their people get back to work. bunch of damn hypocrites. the right is almost as bad but the left is far worse. the more ppl that just go back to normal life, the less they can do about it. to hell with the quarantines.
What about the thousands that still haven't been paid by the broken system in FLORIDA?! When will something be done about that?!
NBC! The President BAILS OUT WALLSTREET & Ignores WHAT’S HAPPENING ON MAINSTREET! We are in a Pandemic situation caused by the HIS MISMANAGEMENT! Now he wants to infect 80% of the population to achieve herd immunity that’s 331,002,651 PEOPLE, CALCULATE THE SICKNESS & DEATHS!
Keep them on the tit eh?
Wont pass but fair idea
We already have states telling people they have to go back to work no matter what, so wouldn't this just incentive that even more? You might want to add a positivity rate bar in there also
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