Confusion over President Trump's Executive Orders on unemployment benefits

Confusion over President Trump's Executive Orders on unemployment benefits

ALSO TONIGHT -- NEWCONFUSION ANDCONCERN --PROMPTED BYPRESIDENT TRUMP'SEXECUTIVE ACTIONSOVER THE WEEKEND.THE SIX-HUNDREDOLLARSUPPLEMENTALUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFIT RECENTLYEXPIRED.THE PRESIDENT'S NEWORDER WOULDEXTEND THE BENEFIT-- SENDING MILLIONSOF UNEMPLOYEDWORKERS AN EXTRAFOUR HUNDREDDOLLARS A WEEK.BUT NOW - THERE AREQUESTIONS IF THEPRESIDENT HASAUTHORITY TOEXTEND THEBENEFITS... AND HEREAT HOME -- SOMEWORRY THEEXECUTIVE ORDERMIGHT NOTENOUGH TO HELPSTRUGGLINGFAMILIES.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYIS ON THE STORY.MUSICIANS AREHELPLESS IN THIS.

ITIS NOT LIKE MUSICIANSCAN SET UP THEIRBUSINESS TO HAVE THEPROPER COVID-19PROTOCOLSLOCAL PROFESSIONALMUSICIANS HAVEREALLY FELT THEPANDEMIC PAIN.WITH VENUES CLOSEDAND LARGEGATHERINGS BANNED ..

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.PRO MUSICIANSARE STRUGGLINGFINANCIALLY.IT HAS BEEN BRUTALLYTOUGHJIM PACE IS A MEMBEROF THE POPULARGERMAN-AMERICANBAND CALLED THEFRANKFURTERS.NATS MUSICTHE FRANKFURTERSHAVE LOST CONCERTSAT PARKS, FESTIVALSAND THE ERIE COUNTYFAIR.IT HAS BEENCOMPLETELY DOWNSINCE MARCHPACE IS ALSOPRESIDENT OF THEAMERICANFEDERATION OMUSICIANS LOCAL 92IN BUFFALO.HE EXPLAINED THEMUSICIANS FOR THEBUFFALOPHILHARMONIC AREGETTING HELP .

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BUTHUNDREDS OF OTHERPROFESSIONALMUSICIANS HAVE AHARD TIME GETTINGUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS BECAUSETHEY ARECONSIDEREDFREELANCERS -INCLUDING THOSETHAT PLAY AT SHEA'S.THEY ASK YOU 'WHOWAS YOUR LASTEMPLOYER?

AND YOUTHING, 'THERE HASBEEN 20 OF THEM.

YOUHAVE THIS WEDDING,YOU HAVE THIS BAR,YOU HAVE THISCONCERT HALLWHILE PACE LIKED THEPRESIDENT'S ORDER ..

.HE DOESN'T KNOWHOW MUCH IT WILLHELP MUSICIANS.BECAUSE THERE ISNOT MUCH OF A PAPERTRAIL FOR THEIR SORTOF PLAYINGWILLIAM AYERS ALSOLIKED THEPRESIDENT'SANNOUNCEMENT.I WAS SO HAPPY.

ITHOUGHT IT WAS THEGREATEST THING INTHE WORLDBUT WHEN THE LAID-OFF CAR SALESMANCALLED THE STATEDEPARTMENT OFLABOR TO FIND OUTWHEN HE WILL GETHIS MONEY .

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HISHOPES WEREDASHED.WE ARE NOT ABLE TODO ANYTHING ABOUT ITAT THIS TIME.

WE WILLKEEP YOU INFORMED.AYERS WONDERS IFTHE EXTENDEDFEDERAL BENEFIWILL EVER COME.WHO KNOWS,EVERYTHING SEEMS TOBE UP IN THE AIRTHE PRESIDENT'SORDER REQUIRESSTATES TO PAY 25% OFTHE NEW $400 PERWEEK BENEFIT -SOMETHING THATCONCERNEDGOVERNOR CUOMO.YOUR SOLUTION IS TOCOST ME ANOTHER $4BILLION DOLLARS?THANK YOU.

THAT ISLIKE HANDING ADROWING MAN ANDANCHORAND THERE ARE STILLQUESTIONS WHETHERTHE EXECUTIVEORDER WAS EVENLEGAL.HE DOESN'T HAVE THELEGAL AUTHORITY TODO IT.

THIS IS NOT ADICTATORSHIP.

ITREQUIRES THE LEGALCONSENT OFCONGRESS.WHILE THEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFIT CONFUSIONCONTINUES, BANDSLIKE THE "THEFRANKFURTERS" AREPUTTING LIVECONCERTS ONLINEHOPING FANS WILLHELPSUPPORT THEMBY MAKING AN ONLINETIP.

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