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US Senate Passes Third Coronavirus Package That Includes Legislation to Significantly Expand Unemployment Benefits - video
Craig Routzahn
Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:57:30 EDT
The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation - the third Coronavirus package which includes a provision from U.S. Senator Gary Peters to expand unemployment benefits and measures he pushed for to support small businesses, hospitals and health care professionals. Peter spoke about the legislation on the Senate floor Wednesday evening. A video of his speech to fellow Senators can be viewed below. The bill includes the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act, which would create an unemployment compensation program to provide federally funded benefits to people unable to work because of the Coronavirus. It would expand who is eligible for unemployment to include workers who have exhausted their state unemployment benefits or other workers who would not usually qualify, such as self-employed workers like small business owners, freelance workers, independent contractors, and seasonal workers as well as individuals who've recently started or were about to start a new job. Workers could receive benefits for up to 39 weeks. Peters also called for the President to declare a national emergency and to re-open health care enrollment. The House at this time is scheduled to take up the package on Friday.
