Breaking

Trump says he's open to allowing unemployed to get enhanced benefits without states paying part of the cost
Aug 10, 2020 1 min, 40 secs
If a state says that it does not have the funds or does not want to enter into the agreement with the federal government, the unemployed people in that state would receive zero dollars in the extra benefits (they would still receive the normal state unemployment insurance).

Also, because Congress has not authorized an extension of extra federal unemployment assistance, the state will have to set up an entirely new system to deliver the additional aid, which could take months.

Trump's memorandum on enhanced unemployment benefits was just one of four items he tried to exert executive action on this weekend after Democrats and the White House were unable to reach an agreement on a broad stimulus package.

The other three actions he signed include a memorandum on a payroll tax holiday for Americans earning less than about $104,000 a year, an executive order on "assistance to renters and homeowners" and a memorandum on deferring student loan payments.

The President claimed Sunday the response has been "mostly positives," stating "we've been largely praised."

While many Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have celebrated Trump's package of executive actions, he's faced sustained criticism from Democrats and at least one congressional Republican.

Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump's executive actions as "meager" and accused the President of not grasping the severity of the current crisis.

"We're disappointed that instead of putting in the work to solve Americans' problems, the President instead chose to stay on his luxury golf course to announce unworkable, weak and narrow policy announcements to slash the unemployment benefits that millions desperately need and endanger seniors' Social Security and Medicare," Pelosi and Schumer said in a statement.

Republican Sen.

Ben Sasse of Nebraska said in a statement Saturday, "The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop."

"President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law.

RECENT NEWS

SUBSCRIBE

Get monthly updates and free resources.

CONNECT WITH US

© Copyright 2024 365NEWSX - All RIGHTS RESERVED