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Congressional Democrats and Republicans are butting heads over whether to extend a coronavirus bailout that helps laid-off workers make an extra $600 a week on top of their unemployment benefits. The provision is part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and set to expire in July. Republicans say the payments may encourage people not to work, while Democrats have said they won’t get behind another stimulus package unless it includes the payments.

The provision is part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and set to expire in…