A new poll shows 58 percent of Americans support extending $600 weekly unemployment payments past July, but top Republicans have said an extension is unlikely.
A new poll published Monday showed a majority of Americans support extending the $600 weekly unemployment payments for those out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Republican legislators and White House advisers have said the benefits are unlikely to continue past their July 31 expiration date.poll was conducted between May 25 and 28 among 1,001 American adults.
"I, frankly, do not believe the $600 plus-up will survive the next round of talks, but I think we will have substitutes to deal with that issue," director of the White House's National Economic CouncilA grocery worker unpacks boxes of food outside of a Brooklyn halal grocery store on the eve of the Muslim Ramadan holiday on April 23, in New York City.
through early 2021. The bill has been criticized by Republican lawmakers, who have described it as a"left-wing wish list."
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