OESC Rushes To Provide Benefits Following Signing Of COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is rushing to provide unemployment benefits to Oklahomans after President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill late on Sunday night.
While President Trump did prevent a government shutdown by signing the bill, it was not done in time to prevent unemployment benefits from lapsing.
The Oklahoma employment security commission shared a post on Facebook that said the commission is working quickly to get money out to unemployed Oklahomans after learning President Trump signed the federal unemployment relief package.
The bill will extend unemployment benefits for another 11 weeks and include an extra $300 a week on top of the amount already given.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.
The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as an increase in food stamp benefits.
The signing Sunday, at his private club in Florida came amid escalating criticism over his eleventh-hour demands for larger, $2,000 relief checks and scaled-back spending even though the bill had already passed the House and Senate by wide margins. The bill was passed with what lawmakers had thought was Trump’s blessing, and after months of negotiations with his administration.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports a steady decline in continued unemployment claims with the continued claims four-week moving average dropping for the 26th consecutive week.
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