, the new program will transfer just three weeks worth of funding to states once they are approved, with any subsequent funding to be decided on a weekly basis to make sure that there’s enough left in the pot for other states that apply. 28 million. That’s how many people are receiving some form of government unemployment benefit, according to the Labor Department.
Trump’s lost wages program came after days of deadlock on Capitol Hill, when White House negotiators and top Democratic lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement on how—or whether—to extend an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits from the CARES Act during negotiations about the next round of federal coronavirus relief legislation.
Am I the only one saying that this is not legal. Where are the funds coming from? Congress is responsible for $$ the POTUS has no legal means of accomplishing this.