Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Martha McSally are proposing a bigger unemployment insurance extension than Senate Republicans previously did.
, D-N.Y., signaled Wednesday that he would only accept a deal that continues the $600 payments. On Tuesday, McConnell said he is "prepared to support" a deal if Democrats and the White House can reach one.
Collins and McSally are running in two of the most important 2020 Senate races. Their outcomes will help to determine whether Democrats can flip the four net seats needed to win control of the chamber next year. U.S. Senator Mitt Romney asks a question to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, July 30, 2020.Romney has shown a willingness to break with his party since he took office last year. Most notably, he was the only Republican to vote to convict Presidentand remove him from office in February following his impeachment trial. Romney will not face reelection until 2024.
In statements unveiling the bill, the senators said the benefits would help people who still cannot find work as the economy flounders. They also said the phased-out approach would not discourage people from finding jobs. Republicans have argued the $600 payments disincentivize a return to work, though it is unclear how much of an effect it has had as industries from hospitality to entertainment and travel suffer with public health restrictions in place.
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