Wisconsin Republicans propose bill to end extra unemployment benefits
May 18, 2021 3:02 PM From WISC-TV/Channel3000.com in Madison
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MADISON, Wis. (WISC) Saying the government should not be “competing” with business owners for workers, Republicans in Wisconsin’s state legislature are proposing a bill that would pull the state out several federal pandemic unemployment assistance programs.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and State Senator Howard Marklein were joined by small business owners Tuesday morning as they announced their proposal, which would end Wisconsin’s involvement in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program and the Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program.
MADISON - Wisconsin Republicans asked Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Friday to stop providing the unemployed with an extra $300 a week in benefits, arguing the payments are hurting efforts to get people back to work. The biggest problem businesses in Wisconsin face now is finding people willing to turn down government subsidies and go back to work, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh said in a statement.
Johnson sent a letter to Evers on the issue that was also signed by the five Republicans who represent the state in the U.S. House Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau, Mike Gallagher of Green Bay, Glenn Grothman of Glenbeulah, Bryan Steil of Janesville and Tom Tiffany of Minocqua.