A GOP-backed bill that would stop $300 federal payments for unemployed Wisconsin residents was the focus of a Capitol hearing Tuesday.
The measure would both end the federal unemployment benefit and ensure job search requirements on state unemployment. Senator Howard Marklein claims he’s received complaints from constituents unhappy that people are not working. Marklein said, “And I’ve heard stories of their neighbor getting up… you know, one neighbor gets up to pack his lunch pail to go to work and the next-door neighbor is packing the tackle box to go fishing all day.”
Republicans argue the extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits is to blame for a lack of labor for some businesses. Governor Evers is unlikely to sign the bill if it passes the Assembly and Senate.
