Robert Wolf, former Obama economic adviser, and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy debate the state of the economy as many businesses struggle to find employees. Some U.S. small business and restaurant owners claim President Biden's unemployment benefit extension is making it difficult to hire new workers. The president's American Rescue Plan included a $300-per-week unemployment-benefit extension through September of 2021 despite concerns from Republicans that the benefits may be holding Americans back from finding new employment opportunities. Nationwide, employers say they are competing with the government for workers. New York Buddy Foy Jr., 50, owns two restaurants with his wife – one in Bolton Landing, New York, called The Chateau on The Lake and one in Holmes Beach, Florida, called The Chateau Anna Maria, which opened in December amid COVID-19.