Biden: Americans Who Turn Down ‘Suitable’ Jobs Will Lose Unemployment Benefits

President Joe Biden on Monday said that Americans receiving expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year’s pandemic.
Biden: Americans Who Turn Down ‘Suitable’ Jobs Will Lose Unemployment Benefits
President Joe Biden delivers remarks as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 10, 2021. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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President Joe Biden on Monday said that Americans receiving expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year’s pandemic relief efforts must accept suitable job offers or risk losing their financial assistance.

“If you’re receiving unemployment benefits and you’re offered a suitable job, you can’t refuse that job and just keep getting unemployment benefits,” Biden said.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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