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From CNN's Jason Hoffman
However earlier Friday, Biden stressed that the enhanced benefits are only temporary, something echoed by National Economic Council director Brian Deese and White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Psaki also stressed the temporary nature of the unemployment benefits during Friday’s White House press briefing while not directly answering whether the President believed the enhanced benefits were keeping people from returning to the workforce.
She added that the governors who are choosing to end the enhanced benefits in their states, something she called a “political decision,” are doing so for June, so they have no data to look at the impact that might have on the job market.
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