'I have confidence': Newsom says he'll soon have date for new unemployment benefits
IMPACT UNEMPLOYED,CALIFORNIANS.
FOX FORTY'SKARMA DICKERSON EXPLAINS.I CAUGHT UP WITH GOVERNORGAVIN NEWSOME AT AN EVACUATIONCENTER IN VACAVILLE.
IT'SQUITE CLEAR.
HE'S DEALING WITHMORE THAN ONE MAJOR DISASTER.WE TALKED ABOUT A HOST OFISSUES CONFRONTING CALIFORNIAWHICH IS WHY WE WERE THE FIRSTTO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU THENEW UPDATE ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS DO WE HAVE ANYFURTHER INDICATION OF WHEREWE'RE GOING OR TO ANYDIRECTION FROM THEADMINISTRATION GOT $300 JUSTGOT CLARITY THIS MORNING YOUFIRST LEARN THIS.CLARITY ON WHETHERPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'SEXECUTIVE ORDER BOOSTINGUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BY $300WILL BECOME REALITY FORCALIFORNIANS.I HAVE CONFIDENCE THATWE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT OUTEARLY NEXT MONTH, SO HOPEFULLYTODAY, THE LATEST PUT OUT THEDAY THAT WE EXPECT THOSEDOLLARS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.THAT STILL LEAVES THOSECALIFORNIANS $300 SHORT OF THEPREVIOUSLY PANDEMIC PATTEDBENEFITS SINCE CONGRESS HASN'TBEEN ABLE TO COME TO ANAGREEMENT TRUMP'S PLAN ALSOCALLS ON STATES TO PROVIDE ANADDITIONAL $100 INUNEMPLOYMENT HELP.
BUT NEWSOMESAYS CALIFORNIA CAN'T AFFORDTHE STATE DOES NOT A 2.8BILLION DOLLARS OF MONEY THATHAS BEEN APPROPRIATED ON AMONTHLY BASIS.TO ABSORB THAT AND NO STATEIN THE COUNTRY THEY CAN DOINGADDITIONAL 100.THE GOVERNOR TOLD ME HE WASSTOPPING BY TO GET A SENSE OFHOW SHELTERS ARE WORKING.TRYING TO MAKE SURE PROVIDINGHELP TO PEOPLE FLEEING RAGINGWILDFIRES.
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