The federal government’s $600 a-week-jobless benefit supplement recently expired.
The federal government’s $600 a-week-jobless benefit supplement recently expired.
NECESSITIES.DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS INWASHINGTON ARE LOCKED IN ABATTLEOVER WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTENDFEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.THAT MONEY HAS BEEN A LIFELINETO OUT OFWORK MISSISSIPPIANS.ACCORDING TO THE STATEDEPARTMENT OFEMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ON AUGUST1ST 260,000UNEMPLOYED WHO GOT STATEBENEFITSRECEIVED THE ADDITIONAL $600.TWO WEEKS LATER, THAT NUMBERDROPPED BY 64,000.THE BENEFITS WERE APPROVED INTHE CARESACT FOR THREE MONTHS.SENATOR CINDY HYDE- SMITH SAIDLAWMAKERS ARE NOW WORKING TOHAMMER OUT ACOMPROMISE AND PASS A NEWSTIMULUS WITHUNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS.GET THE UNEMPLOYMENT PACKAGE TOWHERE PEOPLEWANT TO GO BACK TO WORK BECAUSEYOU'RE NOT MAKING MORE AT HOMETHEN THEY ARE GOING BACKTO WORK SO A LOT OF THINGS TOSTRAIGHTEN OUT WE HOPEFULLY CANVOTE ON THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEWDAYS.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDER LAST WEEKPROMISING TO RESTORE $400 IN IFCONGRESS CAN'T WORKOUT A DEAL AND EXTEND BENEFITS.MISSISSIPPI WOULD BE REQUIRED TOPITCH IN$100.
GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAID THISWEEK THESTATE DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTRAHUNDRED DOLLARS TO ADD TO THEFEDERAL FUNDS.FOR NOW UNEMPLOYEDMISSISSIPPIANS WON'TBE GETTING THAT EXTRA MONEY.ROSS ADAMS 26 WAPT NEWS.