South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday Congress would extend the additional $600 unemployment benefit provided in the coronavirus relief package past July only "over our dead bodies."
His remarks came the day that the US passed 60,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus, by far the largest reported death toll in the world.
The senator made the remarks while appearing on an April 29 panel for AccelerateSC, the coronavirus task force created by Gov. Henry McMaster to examine ways to revitalize the state's economy. He was joined by his fellow Republican senator from South Carolina, Tim Scott.
"I promise you over our dead bodies will this get reauthorized," Graham said of his and Scott's opposition to government spending on unemployment. "We've got to stop this. You cannot turn on the economy until you get this aberration of the law of fixed."
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12 comments:
I can step over you without breaking a sweat, Lindsey.
How about working on that stimulus for essential workers?
They've stopped talking about that one. Some of the essential workers who are working have still had hours cut so are earning less money than people on unemployment.
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Open up - problems solved.
Thanks Lindsey! I have yet to receive my stimulus. I've yet to receive any unemployment. Even if the state was to open up tomorrow it is not like the phone is going to be ringing off the hook with clients calling to get me back in their homes asap. People seem to think just because they open the state up that everything is going to resume like it was. Some of us are worried about being around people we don't know and bringing it home to our family. Maybe those crying the loudest to open up are either rich or want summer to get here so they can have a beer and they and flirt with a server 1/2 their age.
Nada. Nope.
Oh Lindsey you are a Millionaire. So I don't think the $600 phases you. But, to us "little people" it means a lot. Thank you for speaking for us. I mean heck, we want you to have money.
Govt had Better extend alot more 600.00 + 1200.00 in the shape we &
this country are in & make states cough up that damn Unemployment $$$!!
I have NOT gotten 00000$$$$ in over a frigg'in Month & a half since
Middle of March , Now is May !!!
No 10:34, Some of us know the numbers are exaggerated and want to go back to work and earn our own money, and go where we please when we please. You can stay home wrapped in your safety blanket, but I'm going back to normal as much as economically possible.
No way in hell should anybody be earning more on unemployment than they did working. And if a person is called back to work and they refuse they should lose ALL unemployment period!
@ 1:43 Got all the answers do yah? Well you go, I hope you don't get it. And if you do, you can cry why me? You missed the point of what they were trying to say Genius.
I feel so bad for you. I know you’ve been writing about it on here for the whole time. Maybe the people who issue the checks aren’t reading this blog?
Try calling the IRS
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