{"id":78553,"date":"2020-09-30T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T10:01:00","slug":"democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Democrats are making a renewed push to bring back the $600 unemployment benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240a161d318\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240a161d318\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/#Fridays_jobs_report_which_is_expected_to_show_a_slowdown_in_hiring_could_bolster_the_case_for_reviving_the_600_benefit\" >Friday\u2019s jobs report, which is expected to show a slowdown in hiring, could bolster the case for reviving the $600 benefit.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/#House_Democrats_unveiled_a_scaled-down_version_of_the_HEROES_Act_which_calls_for_extending_the_600_weekly_unemployment_benefit_that_expired_in_July_Photo_by_BRIDGET_BENNETTAFP_via_Getty_Images\" >House Democrats unveiled a scaled-down version of the HEROES Act which calls for extending the $600 weekly unemployment benefit that expired in July.  (Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/#The_case_for_bringing_back_the_600_benefit\" >The case for bringing back the $600 benefit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-are-making-a-renewed-push-to-bring-back-the-600-unemployment-benefit\/#Elisabeth_Buchwald\" >Elisabeth Buchwald<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Democrats are making a renewed push to bring back the $600 unemployment benefit<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fridays_jobs_report_which_is_expected_to_show_a_slowdown_in_hiring_could_bolster_the_case_for_reviving_the_600_benefit\"><\/span>\n  Friday\u2019s jobs report, which is expected to show a slowdown in hiring, could bolster the case for reviving the $600 benefit.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000022295\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        renoImageFormat-\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.21212121212121%;\" data-mobile-ratio=\"56.21212121212121%\" data-layout-ratio=\"56.21212121212121%\" data-subtype=\"\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=140&amp;size=1.778975741239892 140w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=540&amp;size=1.778975741239892 540w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=620&amp;size=1.778975741239892 620w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=700&amp;size=1.778975741239892 700w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=860&amp;size=1.778975741239892 860w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=1260&amp;size=1.778975741239892 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px,\n(max-width: 540px) 500px,\n(max-width: 620px) 580px,\n(max-width: 700px) 660px,\n(max-width: 860px) 820px,\n1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=620&amp;size=1.778975741239892\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-238198\/horizontal?width=1260&amp;size=1.778975741239892\" alt=\"\" title=\"House Democrats unveiled a scaled-down version of the HEROES Act which calls for extending the...\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"House_Democrats_unveiled_a_scaled-down_version_of_the_HEROES_Act_which_calls_for_extending_the_600_weekly_unemployment_benefit_that_expired_in_July_Photo_by_BRIDGET_BENNETTAFP_via_Getty_Images\"><\/span>House Democrats unveiled a scaled-down version of the HEROES Act which calls for extending the $600 weekly unemployment benefit that expired in July.  (Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT\/AFP via Getty Images)  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            bridget bennett\/Agence France-Presse\/Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       House Democrats are making another push to provide a fresh round of federally-funded unemployment benefits to replace the $600-a-week benefit that expired in July.<\/p>\n<p> On Monday, Democrats unveiled a scaled-down version of the HEROES Act, their proposed stimulus package that passed in the House in May. Originally the package had a $3 trillion price tag. The revised version would cost $2.2 trillion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       It calls for extending the $600 weekly benefit through Jan. 2021 and a second round of $1,200 direct payments to households, both of which were included in the prior version of the HEROES Act, and were part of the CARES Act passed in March. <\/p>\n<p>The new version also includes $436 billion in aid to state, local and tribal governments, down from $1 trillion in the Democrats\u2019 prior proposal; a renewed Paycheck Protection Program with easier loan terms for small businesses; and $225 billion for schools and colleges to deal with the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>But even with some cut corners, the revised HEROES Act costs $1.7 trillion more than the stimulus package Senate Republicans unveiled in July. That proposal, dubbed the HEALS Act, called for implementing supplemental weekly unemployment benefits that would be the equivalent of 70% of a workers\u2019 prior wages,  c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed at $500.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong>COVID-19 stimulus talks could still get off the ground as end of runway nears<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month\u2019s better-than-expected jobs report \u2014 which showed that the U.S. economy regained 1.4 million jobs, pushing the unemployment rate to 8.4% from 10.2% \u2014 led some analysts to believe that another stimulus package with enhanced unemployment benefits was not likely to move forward.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the tides could change this Friday when September\u2019s unemployment report is released. Economists polled by MarketWatch expect it to show a relative slowdown in hiring compared to last month.<\/p>\n<p>That could direct more attention toward enhanced unemployment benefits, said Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project, an advocacy organization focused on workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Some unemployed workers have recently been receiving an extra $300 in unemployment benefits funded by a $44 billion FEMA disaster relief fund, but that money is nearing depletion, with just $2.5 billion remaining as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The $300 add-on benefit resulted from an executive order President Donald Trump signed in August after Congress failed to replace the $600-a-week unemployment benefit when negotiations over a next-phase coronavirus relief package broke down.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the $600 enhanced unemployment benefit, which all unemployment beneficiaries were eligible for, approximately 1 million unemployed Americans have been ineligible for the $300 add-on because they don\u2019t already receive $100 a week in unemployment benefits, which was a required threshold to receive the $300.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows all signaled on Tuesday that some progress has been made on a second stimulus package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there is likely a ways to go before the two parties reach a full-fledged agreement before lawmakers vacate Capitol Hill ahead of the Nov. 3 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the event that an agreement is reached, Evermore said the next stimulus package is \u201cvery likely to include at least a substantial unemployment insurance provision.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_case_for_bringing_back_the_600_benefit\"><\/span>The case for bringing back the $600 benefit <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Reviving the $600 enhanced unemployment benefit \u201cstill makes sense,\u201d Evermore said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see:<\/strong> How COVID-19 may have changed Americans\u2019 views on unemployment benefits and health care \u2014 in an election year<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Trump administration had argued that the extra $600 benefit discouraged unemployed people from seeking new jobs. But some research suggests that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no data showing a disincentive effect and we are starting to see COVID numbers start to tick back up,\u201d Evermore said. Reintroducing the $600 benefit now would give people the \u201ceconomic power they need to be able to make the best decision about whether to return to work or not,\u201d Evermore added.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, as temperatures begin to drop in many parts of the country, outdoor dining may no longer be a viable option. That could result in a resurgence of layoffs in the restaurant industry, Evermore told MarketWatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economy is changing fast, [the $600 unemployment benefit] could help them adapt,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Elisabeth Buchwald\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elisabeth_Buchwald\"><\/span>Elisabeth Buchwald<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B21004575-02D4-D4B5-4572-D571799CACDA%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Democrats are making a renewed push to bring back the $600 unemployment benefit &#8221; Friday\u2019s jobs report, which is expected to show a slowdown in hiring, could bolster the case for reviving the $600 benefit. 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