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Trump Administration sets timeline for new unemployment benefits

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Trump Administration sets timeline for new unemployment benefits
Trump Administration sets timeline for new unemployment benefits

The Trump Administration has set a timeline for when unemployed Americans can expect to see a boost in unemployment benefits.

MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYEDAMERICANS COULD EXPECT TO SEE ABOOST IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.ABC'S ALEX PRESHAREPORTS....IT'S STILL NOT CLEARIF STATES WILL BE ABLE TOSHOULDER THE SHARE OF THEBURDEN.THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION --PUSHING AN AGGRESSIVE TIMELINEFOR STATES TO DISTRIBUTE NEW$400 WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS-- MNUCHIN SOT: "WITHINTHE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, MOSTWILL BE ABLE TO EXECUTE,"THAT'S DESPITE MANY GOVERNORSSAYING THEY CAN'T HELP PAYTHESE BENEFITS UNDER THE NEWTERMS.THIS WAS NEW YORK'S GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO ON A CONFERENCECALL: CUOMO SOT: "THECONCEPT OF SAYING TO STATESYOU PAY 25 PERCENT OF THEUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IS JUSTLAUGHABLE.THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN REQUIRESSTATES TO COVER $100, WHILETHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SETTO CONTRIBUTE $300 OF EACHCHECK.NEWSOM SOT: THE STATE DOES NOTHAVE AN IDENTIFIED RESOURCE OF$700 MILLION A WEEK THAT WEHAVEN'T ALREADY OBLIGED //THERE IS NO MONEY SITTING INTHE PIGGY BANK FROM THEPREVIOUS CARES ACT.MANY FAMILIES ARE DESPERATE FORSOMETHING -- AS THE PREVIOUS$600 BENEFIT EXPIRED LAST WEEK.BOLEI SOT: "THAT EXTRA $600 HASBEEN A LIFELINE TO USE TO KEEPTHE ROOF OVER OUR HEADS, KEEPFOOD ON THE TABLE." KATERBERGSOT: "WE CAN NOT WORK,THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN".AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANSSTRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEETTHROUGH THEPANDEMIC-THE FIGHT TO END ITTHROUGH A VIABLE VACCINECONTINUES.TODAY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSECRETARY ALEX AZAR IS INTAIWAN -STUDYING HOW THE COUNTRY HASMANAGED TO FIGHT THE VIRUS.TODAY ON GOOD MORNINGAMERICA--- HE ONCE AGAIN SAIDTHE U-S CAN EXPECT A VACCINETHIS DECEMBER: AZAR: WE'VE GOTTWO OF OUR SIX VACCINES INPHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIALS, THAT'STHE FINAL STAGE TO PROVE SAFETYAND EFFICACYWILL HAVE MULTIPLE VACCINESTHAT WILL BE DELIVERING RESULTSAND WE COULD HAVE FDAAUTHORIZED OR APPROVED VACCINESBY DECEMBER.THE WHITE HOUSE IS REPORTEDLYCONSIDERING TIGHT RESTRICTIONSON RE-

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