GOP Rep. Reed: GOP Will Argue Unemployment Benefit Doesn't Need to Be as High if Direct Payments Increase

On Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's "Cuomo Primetime," Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) stated that the deal on the coronavirus relief bill should be kept together and increased direct payments "should be a separate issue." Because if direct payments increase to $2,000, Republicans will argue that there doesn't need to be $300 in extra unemployment benefits.