https://freerepublic.com/tag/laymeoff/ en-us Sat, 1 Aug 2020 22:28:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3870643/posts Senate Republicans and Democratic leaders are huddled in the White House this weekend looking for a deal on a coronavirus relief package that can pass both the House and Senate as well as being signed by the president. With the enhanced federal unemployment benefit of $600 a week expiring on Friday, the Republicans now appear willing to extend that benefit for the short term — several weeks at least. The Senate wants to bring an unemployment benefits bill to the floor as early as next week, but Democrats are balking. They want the whole $3 trillion package they passed in... pjmedia.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3870643/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2020 22:28:31 GMT