Congress Needs Compromise to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Aid, Pelosi Says

Congress Needs Compromise to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Aid, Pelosi Says
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 9, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she believes a compromise must be made on extending direct payments to individuals as part of the next CCP virus legislation.

Under the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in March, Americans have been receiving an extra $600 in weekly unemployment payments amid the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. The bill stipulates that the additional payments should expire on July 31, although in some states, the payments expire about a week before that.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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