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The Biden administration isn t stepping in to prevent the loss of jobless aid in GOP-led states.
Around 3.4 million people are set to lose some federal aid starting next month.
A White House official told Insider the Biden administration wants to strike a balance between workers and employers amid a labor shortage.
At least 20 Republican-led states are terminating federal unemployment aid programs starting in June in an effort to force more people back to work Texas became the largest one yet on Monday. Some Democrats urged the Biden administration to step in and prevent this from happening, but there s no sign they will.
Unemployed Iowans say ending benefits will do more harm than help Share Updated: 6:37 AM CDT May 13, 2021
Unemployed Iowans say ending benefits will do more harm than help Share Updated: 6:37 AM CDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript I was not really happy about it. That was patty Blackwells reaction after finding out her federal pandemic related unemployment benefits would be ending early. She s a Type two diabetic with osteoarthritis and a family history of blood clots because of that. She s nervous about getting a vaccine or going back to work. So her cutting off the unemployment for people like me early is kind of scary because now I don t know if I could even get a job at my age or you know, if I m even able to go back to work. Blackwell received the extended federal benefits plus an additional 300 a week after she was laid off at the start of the pandemic. My husband just got a promotion at work so maybe he ll make enough to sustai
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Missouri Gov. Mike s Parson s decision to end six federal unemployment benefits on June 12 has struck a chord with many in Kansas City. I think itâs unfair for them to say that they donât want to accept any more money, resident Silvia Graham said.
It s been a tough year for Graham, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted her life dramatically. I had to quit my job because I couldnât get to the job because all the day cares were closed, Graham said. Schools just closed, so it was very devastating.
Those COVID-related unemployment benefits will end soon for Utahns. Hereâs why.
Gov. Spencer Cox joins GOP leaders in nine other states in stopping the benefits early. He says as the economy revs up, recipients need to get back in the workforce.
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Gov. Spencer Cox at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Cox plans to end pandemic-related unemployment benefits at the end of June. | Updated: 5:11 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox announced Wednesday that Utah plans to withdraw from federally enhanced unemployment benefits at the end of next month in an effort to get people back to work.
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Manchin says he won t vote to extend the $300 federal jobless benefit when it expires in September. We need people back to work, West Virginia s Democrat senator told Politico.
There s some division among Democrats on whether the Biden stimulus measure should be renewed.
Sen. Joe Manchin said he won t back extending the $300 federal unemployment benefit from President Joe Biden s stimulus, which could possibly torpedo the jobless measure once it expires on Sept. 6. I ll never vote for another extension as long as I know that with the vaccines, there s not an excuse for no one to be vaccinated, the West Virginia Democrat told Politico. I understand there s millions of jobs in America that we can t fill right now. So we need people back to work. There s more and more people understanding they re in trouble.