Trump reportedly opposes extending the $600 boost in weekly unemployment benefits as jobless levels reach record highs
Trump is reportedly opposed to extending ramped-up unemployment benefits which added $600 to laid-off workers' weekly checks.
It's not immediately clear whether Trump favored scaling back the amount paid to laid-off workers or capping it, and The Post reported he didn't explicitly say whether he would sign a bill that contained a provision to lengthen it.The ramped-up unemployment benefits were passed as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus spending package back in March. Under the CARES Act, the federal government added $600 on top of state benefits to unemployment checks.
"He agreed that it is hurting the economic recovery," Graham told reporters on Capitol Hill, referring to Trump.
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