CSPAN2 House Speaker Pelosi Others On Extending COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits July 12, 2024
[silence] good afternoon. Its been two months and about ten days since we passed the heroes act on the democratic side. That was our position, the democratic caucus. We took the position that it was a challenge we needed to get out immediately, the cares act helped mitigate circumstances for people in terms of wage replacement across the country. Its here the 600 added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict but here is the reality. The reality is you cant quit your job to get an extra 600 a week. Second, knowing the pandemic with 30 million americans filed Unemployment In...