Mnuchin backs extending enhanced unemployment payment at a lower rate

Published July 9, 2020 3:59pm ET



Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday offered support for extending the enhanced pandemic unemployment benefit, which expires at the end of the month, but at a lower payout than the current $600 a week.

Mnuchin described the payment amount as needing a “technical fix.”

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