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Senate Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits To Move Covid-19 Relief Bill Forward

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Senate Democrats reached a deal to end an impasse over the Covid-19 relief bill, after coming to an agreement with moderate Sen.

Joe Manchin (D-W. VA) on the size of the legislation’s outlay for unemployment benefits.The bill now will provide an extra $300 per week of jobless benefits that extends through Sept.

6. Those making less than $150,000 will get a tax break on the first $10,200 of their benefits.The House version of the bill, which passed last week, provided an extra $400 per week of the jobless benefits.The $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief legislation stalled out on Friday morning, as Democrats worked through the day to reach some kind of agreement with Manchin that would trim the size of the unemployment benefit.Manchin announced a

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