Trump Adviser: Unlikely $600 Unemployment Extension Will Happen

Trump Adviser: Unlikely $600 Unemployment Extension Will Happen
Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center in Kentucky, on June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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An adviser to President Donald Trump said it’s not likely Congress will allow for an extension of the $600 per week unemployment benefits in the next stimulus legislation.

“The single most important thing we have to do going forward is stop the $600 a week [unemployment] payments,” Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore told Yahoo, adding that the U.S. economy may have lost between 1 million and 2 million jobs due to the unemployment benefits.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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