Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Insurance

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 6:10pm

“Senate Democratic leaders reached an agreement over unemployment benefits with moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) late Friday, ending a nine-hour stand-off that threatened to derail action on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill,” the Washington Post reports. “The agreement would extend the existing $300 weekly unemployment benefit through Sept.

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