Florida Becomes 23rd GOP-Led State to Slash Jobless Benefits
Protesters demand senators support the continuation of unemployment benefits on July 16, 2020, in Miami Springs, Florida.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Florida’s Republican-led government announced Monday that it will soon cut off a $300-per-week federal boost to unemployment benefits, the 23rd GOP state to take such a step in recent weeks as the Biden Labor Department faces pressure to ensure the lifeline continues reaching jobless workers.
The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, estimates that four million people across the nation will be harmed by the Republican benefit cuts, which GOP leaders have falsely claimed are necessary to push people back into the labor force.