Moderate Democrats press for auto-stabilizers in COVID-19 aid package
It also features legislation hitching the federal increase in unemployment benefits to economic factors on the ground, thereby precluding the need for Congress to extend those benefits with new legislation down the road. Sponsored by Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.), head of the Joint Economic Committee, and Derek Kilmer "This unprecedented crisis has called for unprecedented action, and it has long been clear that additional aid and stimulus is required to end the pandemic, provide direct support to those in need, ensure a lasting recovery, and prepare for future crises," the lawmakers wrote to Biden...
Source: thehill.com