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How Americans are coping with less unemployment aid

As pandemic continues, how Americans are coping with less unemployment aid

Aired 09/01/2020

PBS News Hour

How Americans are coping with less unemployment aid

Clip: 9/1/2020 | 4m 58sVideo has Closed Captions

As pandemic continues, how Americans are coping with less unemployment aid

The economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic has lingered for months, but Congress is still far from passing additional relief. A few weeks ago, President Trump took steps toward granting more federal unemployment aid -- but that money is still in the process of being distributed. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how Americans are coping and the outlook for legislation.

Aired 09/01/2020

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