48 States Approved for Trump’s Extra Unemployment Plan

48 States Approved for Trump’s Extra Unemployment Plan
President Donald Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief, during a news conference in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2020. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Forty-eight states have been approved for President Donald Trump’s enhanced unemployment payments, created through Trump’s Aug. 8 executive order, called the Lost Wages Supplemental Payment Assistance program.

While state officials across the United States grumbled over details of the program, every state but one applied for the enhanced payments.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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