Senate Republicans are discussing the possibility of extending a $600 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits on a short-term basis to give lawmakers more time to negotiate a long-term solution
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans are discussing the possibility of extending a $600 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits on a short-term basis to prevent a lapse as lawmakers struggled to reach a consensus on the next package of coronavirus relief.
Federal jobless benefits are set to expire on July 31, leaving lawmakers just days to try to reach either a permanent or interim solution. Republicans said the details of any possible extension remained unclear, as GOP lawmakers tried to settle disputes among themselves and...
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