Strengthened unemployment compensation, one of the key economic provisions in the CARES Act, has expired. And the Congress has not yet acted to renew it. More than 30 million Americans on unemployment insurance face a bleak job market, and many owe rent or mortgages and other bills. They (and their landlords, banks and creditors) need help now.
And the overall economy still needs firm support and stimulus under the weight of a continuing, if not worsening, pandemic. Facing a crucial task, Washington decisionmakers need to act now, and do it right.
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