US Chamber of Commerce Urges Biden to End Pandemic Benefits: ‘Paying People Not to Work' Killing Recovery

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on the White House to end expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year's pandemic relief efforts, saying the extra monthly payments are hurting the economy by keeping workers out of the labor market.

Now, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest business lobbying groups, said that it's "Clear that paying people not to work is dampening what should be a stronger jobs market" and argued that the $300 weekly extra payments are keeping people from working.

President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter Friday in the East Room of the White House about whether the enhanced unemployment benefits are hurting the U.S. recovery.

Republicans used the weak jobs report to say that the benefits are too generous.

"The government pays people big bucks NOT to work so they don't!," Rep. Mo Brooks wrote on Twitter.

Before Friday's report from the Labor Department, Montana and South Carolina already moved to end the expanded benefits.

Blake Casper, the franchisee, said it's the unemployment benefits that are causing the downturn.

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