What will replace the CARES Act?

Unemployed worry about the loss of government help

FROM OTHER CANDIDATES.IT'S A CRISIS IMPACTINGEVERY AREA OF OURCOMMUNITY...BUT TOGETHER, WE CANRECOVER.THAT'S WHY WE'VESTARTED "THE REBOUNDKANSAS CITY" TO HELPYOU GET BACK TO WORKAND MAKE ENDS MEET.SOME PEOPLE WHO LOSTTHEIR JOBS DURING THISPANDEMIC ARE PANICKING-- BECAUSE IN LESS THANTWO WEEKS --THE EXTRA 600 DOLLARSPER WEEK THEY RECEIVEDWITH UNEMPLOYMENTWILL DISAPPEAR.41 ACTION NEWSCONSUMER I-TEAMREPORTER CAT REIDLOOKS AT WHAT COULDREPLACE THE CARES ACT.Nat of Angie PotteHey bellaANGELA POTTER'S DAYSLOOK A LOT DIFFERENTTHAN THEY USED TOAngie Potter-Everything just literally kindofchanged overnightON MAY FIRST SHE WASFURLOUGHED FROM HERJOB AT A SHIPPINGCOMPANY.ANGELA TURNED TOUNEMPLOYMENTAND THANKS TO THEADDITIONAL $600 PERWEEK IN BENEFITS-Potter-For the first time probably in along time, all the utilities are100 percent caught upBUT THE EXTRA HELP WILLRUN OUT BEFORE THE ENDOF THE MONTHLEAVING HER WITH JUSTENOUGH MONEY TO PAYTHE RENTPotter-I can, but it would leave mewith $16 for the rest of themonth.

That would need topay for all of my food, everyutility, gas, everythingCat Reid- Angela and many others areleft wondering- what comesnext?

The answer to thatquestion varies dependingwhich side of the politicalaisleyou look atHOUSE DEMOCRATSPASSED THE HEROES ACT,WHICH WOULD EXTENDTHE 600 DOLLARPAYMENTS THROUGHJANUARYTHAT PROBABLY WON'THAPPEN- SINCEREPUBLICANS FEEL IT'S ADISINCENTIVE TO RETURNTO WORKA CONGRESSIONALBUDGET OFFICE REVIEWFOUND 5 OUT OF 6WORKERS WOULD MAKEMORE FROMUNEMPLOYMENT THANFROM THEIR JOBSPotter-If $600 isn't going to be thway, then what do we donext?

How do we protect ourfamilies and what we have?THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION SAYS THENEXT STIMULUS PACKAGESHOULD CAP BENEFITS TO100 PERCENT OF AWORKER'S PAY.MEANWHILE- OHISENATOR ROB PORTMANPROPOSED A $450 PERWEEK BONUS FOR PEOPLEWHO RETURN TO WORK.AND MISSOURI SENATORJOSH HAWLEY ISPROPOSING A BILL THATWOULD INSTEAD PROVIDEREHIRING INCENTIVES-LIKE PAYROLL SUPPORT-TO EMPLOYERSSen.

Josh HawleyI think that's where we oughtto be focusing.

Unemploymenthas been a lifesaver for a lof folks, but nobody wants tobe in the unemployment linelongterm.

They want to havework, and they want to havethe security that goes withworkNat of Angela and dogANGELA DOESN'T KNOWWHEN HER FURLOUGHWILL ENDBUT SHE HAS A MESSAGEFOR LAWMAKERS ABOUT ASECOND STIMULUSPACKAGEAngela Potter-I want them to know we needit sooner rather than laterTHE SENATE RETURNS TOSESSION JULY 20TH.I'M CONSUMER I-TEAMREPORTER CAT REID, 41ACTION