Additional unemployment payments of $400 have been extended, Trump announced on Saturday, to help with the economic fallout due to Covid-19.
Prior to this, Congress had approved payments of $600 per week, but that ended on August 1st since then Congress has not been able to come to an agreement to extend these payments.
Some Republicans have voiced their opinion on how receiving a $600 payment on top of regular unemployment benefits gives people the ability not to go back to work and stay unemployed.
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