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Top White House officials say Congress might need to rush narrow relief bill to avoid unemployment aid lapse

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Top White House officials say Congress might need to rush narrow relief bill to avoid unemployment aid lapse
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that Congress might have to pass a narrow piece of legislation this week to ensure enhanced unemployment benefits don’t expire for millions of Americans

But they both also said the slimmed down legislation should include sweeping lawsuit protectionsdemanded by businesses, a provision that Democrats have opposed for weeks. Democrats also oppose the White House push to extend the unemployment benefits at a dramatically reduced amount.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has rejected the piecemeal approach, but time is running short because the temporary unemployment benefits are set to expire at the end of this week. These $600 weekly payments were approved by Congress in March.

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