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Petition to extend $600 FPUC benefits reaches 1 million signatures

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Petition to extend $600 FPUC benefits reaches 1 million signaturesPetition to extend $600 FPUC benefits reaches 1 million signatures

EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS -- MADEAVAILABLE DURING THEPANDEMIC -- WILL ENDLATER THIS MONTH.IT COMES AS SOMECRITICIZE THE PAYMENTS --SAYING THERE IS NOINCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TOFIND JOBS IF THEY MAKEMORE NOW -- THAN THEYDID WORKING.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTALKED TO A MAN WHOSAYS THAT DOESN'T MAKESENSE -- AND HOPES TOKEEP PAYMENTS GOING.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"RJ Wolfe tells me he startedthis petition back in Marchwhen he realized the FPUCpayments would end in July -he says ending the benefitsnow just doesn't make senseto him."RJ WOLFE, CREATED PETITIONTO EXTEND FPUC PAYMENTS"There's not going to be jobsfor people to go back to."WOLFE SAYS HEDISAGREES WITH SOMELAWMAKERS' LOGIC THATTHE FEDERAL 600 DOLLARWEEKLY PAYMENTDISCOURAGES PEOPLEFROM GOING BACK TOWORK.RJ WOLFE, CREATED PETITIONTO EXTEND FPUC PAYMENTS"I believe people want to work,they want health insurance,they want benefits, they wantto be back."HE SAYS IT ISN'T RIGHT TOTAKE THE RESOURCEAWAY WHEN SO MANYPEOPLE ARE STILLSTRUGGLING.RJ WOLFE, CREATED PETITIONTO EXTEND FPUC PAYMENTS"This extra time can really bethe difference between lifeand death for them and theirchildren and that's justdevastating to me."ONE KANSAN WHO SAYSSHE'S BARELY HANGINGON - TELLS ME THE EXTRA600 DOES MAKE ADIFFERENCE.TINA HALLIER, LIVES INBURLINGTON, KANSAS"It helps, right now it got mycaught up on a lot of my bills,but I'm kind of on the fenceabout it because I want to goback to work, I'd love to goback to work."A PROPOSAL TO EXTENDTHE BENEFITS IS PART OFTHE HEROES ACT, WHICHPASSED THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES, BUTHASN'T BEEN TAKEN UP BYTHE SENATE.MISSOURI SENATOR JOSHHAWLEY SAYS HE WANTSTO FOCUS ON GETTINGPEOPLE BACK TO WORKWITH HIS RE-HIRE AMERICAPLAN.SEN.

JOSH HAWLEY,- MISSOURI"Unemployment has been alifesaver for a lot of folks,butnobody wants to be in theunemployment line in the longterm, they want to have workand they want to have thesecurity that goes with work."KANSAS REPRESENTATIVESTEVE WATKINS SENT METHIS STATEMENT - SAYINGHE SUPPORTS THEREOPENING AMERICA BYSUPPORTING WORKERSAND BUSINESSES ACT -WHICH WOULD ALLOW FORA ONE-TIME PAYMENT OFUP TO TWO WEEKS OFUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSFOR THOSE WHO GAINEMPLOYMENT."EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Wolfe says he has delegatesin all fifty states sending hispetition to lawmakers andgovernors.

He plans to deliverit to Washington in personbefore the end of the month.Emma James, 41 Actio




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