Biden on Infrastructure Bill Says Workers Can't Turn Down Job and Get Benefits
We ran the numbers: There are 4084 news articles covering this topic. 33% (1364) are left leaning, 38% (1533) are center, and 29% (1187) are right leaning.
On Monday, President Biden announced that his administration would affirm that workers cannot turn down a “suitable” job they are offered and take federal unemployment benefits. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden had to tread a fine line on Monday between heralding the economic progress his administration has made so far and stressing the need to continue supporting laid-off workers, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden called the childcare investment in his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending plan the largest of its kind “since World War II.”
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Biden had to tread a fine line on Monday between heralding the economic progress his administration has made so far and stressing the need to continue supporting laid-off workers. Biden also acknowledged the concerns of Republican officials and business owners.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden said there would be “a few COVID-19-related exceptions” to the guidance. Certain workers can get a $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit through the $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package Biden signed.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that Biden called the childcare investment in his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending plan the largest of its kind “since World War II.” America Rising spokesman Joseph Gierut said that the “White House is doubling down on their failed policies, revealing their real focus is getting more Americans dependent on the government rather than back to work.
From the right
'The law is clear': Biden attacks GOP's talking point on unemployment benefits
The Washington Examiner