Top Trump admin. officials say they want to replace soon-expiring expanded unemployment benefits with a system that pays those out of work 70% of lost wages, because they feel the current system gives people a reason not to return to the job.
"Republicans have had the HEROES Act for two months," Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., told CNN's"State of the Union.""Why would you wait until people are at the point of running out of their benefits. And they still haven't come up with a plan. They are fighting between themselves.
"Maybe last March, it was necessary for that," he continued, adding,"I mean, the trick here is going back to work. We don't want people out ... We want them in wherever possible. The businesses are calling them back. That's why I'm optimistic on the economy." On the White House's unemployment proposal, Pelosi said the $600 bonus would be simple for the state unemployment systems to process.
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