Dems Covid Relief Debate Stalled over UI?

[bendog]

COVID-19 relief debate stalls in Senate amid Democratic drama

Democratic drama over unemployment benefits is snagging the Senate’s coronavirus relief debate.The Senate has been stuck in a state of limbo for hours as senators try to figure out the path forward…

thehill.com

I think Manchin has a point that UI extension to Nov may be too long. We need people coming back to work, and in theory we should have an econ to open up by the end of summer.

 

[JustAGuy1]

They need to open the States. You can't shut business down and everything remain viable.

 

[Moonglow]

COVID-19 relief debate stalls in Senate amid Democratic drama

Democratic drama over unemployment benefits is snagging the Senate’s coronavirus relief debate.The Senate has been stuck in a state of limbo for hours as senators try to figure out the path forward…

thehill.com

I think Manchin has a point that UI extension to Nov may be too long. We need people coming back to work, and in theory we should have an econ to open up by the end of summer.

Unimployment? They are trying a different formula for extending UE bennies until Sept. 2021 instead of Aug. 2021