The end of federally-funded emergency unemployment benefits could affect 76,100 Oregonians.
The end of federally-funded emergency unemployment benefits could affect 76,100 Oregonians.
Extending the program, which paid Oregonians $23 million in November alone, became a bargaining chip last week during negotiations in Washington, D.C., over the federal budget. Lawmakers are attempting to reach a budget deal before the scheduled adjournment Friday.
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation program paid benefits to nearly 2,000 people in Central Oregon in November alone: more than $1.2 million. That money goes away Dec. 28 unless Congress extends the program.
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