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The additional $600 federal unemployment checks Floridians had been receiving on top of their state unemployment checks expired Friday.<\/p>\n

Even fiscally conservative groups are pleading with Congress to take action.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>James Webb\u2019s entertainment company was hit hard by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy revenues are down between 70 and maybe 88 percent,\u201d said Webb.<\/p>\n<p>He applied for unemployment back in April, but because he\u2019s self employed he doesn\u2019t qualify for state benefits, only the $600 federal benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I still haven’t seen a dime,\u201d said Webb.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-61666 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/federal-ui-lapse-leaves-self-employed-and-gig-workers-without-income\/no-more-cash00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/federal-ui-lapse-leaves-self-employed-and-gig-workers-without-income\/no-more-cash\/'><img 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000009-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We asked DEO whether people like Webb who haven\u2019t seen any federal unemployment will receive back pay, but we did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Webb does receive back pay for what he\u2019s owed, the future looks bleak, as the federal unemployment assistance has lapsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did my job back in March when I was told to stay at home… and I feel like that I’ve been slapped in the face for doing that,\u201d said Webb.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans want to reduce the $600 checks, fearing some aren\u2019t going back to work because they\u2019re making more on 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We either continue this and help ordinary Americans and particularly Floridians… or have more draconian structural damage to our employment system,\u201d said Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic Calabro.<\/p>\n<p>And Webb said even if some are making more than they normally would, there are many like him who desperately need the help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you’re going to make all of these rules and restrictions then you know what? You kind of have to help the people that need it,\u201d said Webb.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-61666 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/federal-ui-lapse-leaves-self-employed-and-gig-workers-without-income\/no-more-cash00000005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/federal-ui-lapse-leaves-self-employed-and-gig-workers-without-income\/no-more-cash00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/federal-ui-lapse-leaves-self-employed-and-gig-workers-without-income\/no-more-cash00000008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/No-More-Cash00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nearly eight out of every 10 dollars the state has paid out in unemployment are from the federal unemployment program.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just shy of $10 billion in total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The additional $600 federal unemployment checks Floridians had been receiving on top of their state unemployment checks expired Friday. 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