Even as COVID-19 unemployment benefits expired last week, likely leaving millions in the lurch, top Democrats and Trump administration representatives failed to reach a deal on their extension Monday.
“They are sticking to their position,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters today, an apparent reference to Republican demands that the $600-per-week in enhanced benefits be scaled back.
“We’re sticking to ours,’ said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was with Schumer.
Democrats want an extension of those unemployment benefits through the end of January, and the House passed a $3 trillion bill in May that includes it.
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