Former Fed chairs warn against killing enhanced unemployment payment that expires at month’s end

Published July 17, 2020 7:15pm ET



Former Federal Reserve chairs Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke on Friday warned against ending the enhanced pandemic unemployment benefit that expires at the end of the month.

“I think, frankly, it would be a catastrophe not to extend unemployment insurance,” Yellen said.

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