Donald Trump
Blame the Democrats for any “lateness” in your Enhanced Unemployment Insurance. I wanted the money to be paid directly, they insisted it be paid by states for distribution. I told them this would happen, especially with many states which have old computers.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2020
As I’m sure you know, there is no federal system by which unemployment benefits can be paid. All unemployment is paid via each individual state. The $2.2 trillion emergency relief package overwhelmingly passed in Congress last month expanded the size and scope of unemployment benefits, kicking in an additional $600 to weekly unemployment checks. The legislation also expanded benefits to include freelance workers, self-employed and participants in the gig economy. One of the issues delaying these benefits is the fact that states have never paid benefits to those workers, so the sign-up process has required adapting systems in every state. But many people report encounters of crashing systems and busy phone lines as states struggle with unprecedented unemployment levels. CNN reports payments will be applied retroactively for claims starting March 29 in most, if not all, states.
Maryland unemployment website is jokes right now lmfao pic.twitter.com/yP1nGTQ6Sr
— lay (@allanaaaj) April 27, 2020
It’s been six weeks since unemployment began its unprecedented rise here in Florida. Hundreds of thousands of Florida families have still not received the unemployment checks they need to survive. The unemployment website is online again, but people are reporting new problems.
— Jim Kennedy (@JK4Florida) April 27, 2020
Well it was worth a shot. Called the unemployment office 65 times and didn’t get anyone pic.twitter.com/yzpTeN15EE
— Alex Corral (@AlexCorral54) April 27, 2020
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