(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday the state will stop participating in added federal unemployment benefits in an effort to encourage Tennesseans on unemployment to start working again.
The move, which goes into effect July 3, follows similar orders in Alabama, South Carolina and Montana.
Lee’s announcement means Tennesseans will stop getting the added $300 weekly pandemic relief benefit from the federal government. Tennessee’s current maximum unemployment benefit is $275 a week.
“We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state,” Lee said. “Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from short-term, federal fixes.” more
Once again, Republican states will do the heavy lifting to turn Biden’s chicken shit into chicken salad. And once again, Biden will take all the credit.
And once again the media will play along.