Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on unemployment benefits: “We absolutely support a $600 — one week extension.”… “We can’t be ‘paying people more to stay home”

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on unemployment benefits: "We absolutely support a $600 — one week extension." pic.twitter.com/rshIoF4rgB

— The Hill (@thehill) August 2, 2020

Mnuchin on $600 benefit — We can’t be ‘paying people more to stay home’

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tells @MarthaRaddatz “there’s no question” that $600 unemployment insurance is a disincentive to find a job in “some cases.”

“There are cases where people are overpaid,” he adds when pressed about study refuting his argument. https://t.co/HNQgCe39RN pic.twitter.com/1zceOdxULW

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 2, 2020