U.S. Senate adopts Republican jobless benefit for COVID-19 relief bill

Published 06 Mar, 2021 11:03am 1 min read

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Saturday approved a Republican measure setting federal unemployment benefits for those made jobless by the coronavirus pandemic at $300 per week through July 18, as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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