“So the president continues to say, ‘It’s not the enhanced unemployment benefits keeping people home,’ well, yes, folks, it is.”
Joni Ernst
U.S. senator. remarks in Iowa. Claim dated 25 May 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisExperts Divided
What FactCheck.org found
Is a too-generous UI supplement the major reason workers are not rejoining the workforce? Economists disagree on the answer.
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In short
Joni Ernst (U.S. senator) made this claim around 25 May 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 June 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Experts Divided”.
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