Mitt Romney and other GOP senators propose 11th hour extension of extra unemployment benefits

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The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits provided the federal government to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic is expected to expire after Friday as Congress struggles to agree upon the next stimulus package.

A few Republican senators are pitching a last-minute proposal.

U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced an alternative unemployment benefits (UI) legislation on Thursday aiming to prevent a gap in the distribution of the benefits.

“Unemployed workers should not be left in limbo while Congress continues to negotiate the next relief package,” Romney said in a statement. “Our solution extends the supplemental benefits for three months and incentivizes states to update their UI processing systems. We should act with urgency to help the millions of Americans who are on the verge of losing these additional benefits.”

https://money.yahoo.com/coronavirus-stimulus-white-house-chief-of-staff-expects-no-deal-before-unemployment-benefits-expire-165133127.html

Still got to get it by Moscow Mitch.

[Nevilledog]

1. There goes their plan to blame the Dems. Eat shit Mitch.

[stopbush]

2. Pelosi has already called that proposal DOA, and good for her.

But now we know which Rs to target to get the House’s Heroes Act passed in the Senate.

[WhiteTara]

3. Nancy said NO piecemeal

Do it all.

[JI7]

4. McConnell is an evil scumbag

[underpants]

5. Collins and McSally

Will $1,800 buy your vote?

[msongs]

6. gee if they so concerned they coulda done this a week ago nt

[tblue37]

8. Or two months ago. nt

[crickets]

9. +1

[W_HAMILTON]

7. I don't know why this wasn't done to begin with.

I guess most Republicans just really, really, really hate the notion of helping everyday Americans and therefore even just a short-term extension of the status quo was too much for them.