Senate Rejects GOP Pushback on Expanded Unemployment Insurance in Relief Bill

Senate Rejects GOP Pushback on Expanded Unemployment Insurance in Relief Bill
The U.S. Capitol dome and U.S. Senate (R) in Washington, on Aug. 2, 2011. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Ahead of last night’s unanimous passage of the $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, four Republican senators sought to change enhanced unemployment insurance benefits included in the gargantuan package.

The four senators pressed for the changes to bill over concerns that the final version of the package would incentivize people not to go back to work.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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