by Bethany Blankley, The Center Square contributor | May 18, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article
Days after being asked to end extended federal unemployment benefits by more than 50 Texas business associations, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that he was withdrawing the state from the program.
Texas now follows 18 other states that have already ended the program.
Abbott informed the U.S. Department of Labor that Texas will opt out of the additional $300 weekly federal unemployment supplement from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) program, effective June 26. The date to opt out is not immediate because federal law requires the effective date of the change to be at least 30 days after notification is given to the U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Abbott cancels federal COVID unemployment benefits for Texas
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Texas gov cuts off federal pandemic unemployment benefits next month
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s biggest business lobby, is encountering challenges on multiple fronts as it seeks warmer relations with Democrats after years of lockstep loyalty to Republicans - a strategic shift that is souring relations with some GOP allies on Capitol Hill and alarming some members and state affiliates. The blowback from Republicans threatens to further upend the Chamber’s longtime status as the most potent corporate lobby in Washington, just as the Biden administration pushes a sweeping agenda that includes significant tax hikes on big businesses and a raft of new regulations. And it comes amid a broader rift between corporate leaders, who have become more outspoken advocates of some progressive causes, and a Republican Party that increasingly sees political advantage in attacking business executives.