It also includes $600 direct payments to individuals; vaccine distribution funds and money for renters, schools, the Postal Service and people needing food aid. Republicans are concerned the emergency lending program will be used to help state and local governments, which they have repeatedly objected to. That could encourage more lending under the programs, which have seen only limited use so far. Jobless claims are on the rise. Most economists, including Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, strongly support additional economic stimulus as necessary to keep businesses and households afloat through what is widely anticipated to be a tough winter.
Jobless claims are on the decline.
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Jobless claims are on the decline .
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