Local members of congress are diving into Nevada’s unemployment mess.
The state’s in charge of distributing the money, but congressional leaders are trying to clear out any obstacles in the way in a letter to the Department of Labor.
Jeremy Chen reports.
BUT CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARETRYING TO CLEAR OUT MOUNTINGPROBLEMS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH....REPRESENTATIVE DINA TITUS....ABOUT A LETTER SHE CO-WROTE......TO "THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"!!!REPRESENTATIVE DINA TITUS SAYSHER OFFICE HAS RECEIVEDHUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM PEOPLESTRUGGLING TO GET THEIR PUAPAYMENTS...AND SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTIS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DETRTO MAKE PAYMENTS QUICKLY.IN A LETTER--REPRESENTATIV EDINA TITUS ALONG WITH SUSIELEE-AND TWO OTHER CONGRESSIONALMEMBERS ASKING THE DEPARTMENTOF LABOR TO HELP-TO CLEAR UPWHAT STATES NEED TO DO TOIMMEDIATELY PAY UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS LIKE PUA."WE WANTED TO GET RIGHT AT THATTO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR STATETO HAND OUT THOSE UNEMPLOYMENTCHECKS." TITUS SAYS THEDEPARTMENT HAS WAVERED ON ITSGUIDELINES-MAKING IT DIFFICULTFOR AGENCIES LIKE DETR TO PAYIN A SWIFT AND EFFICIENTMANNER."FIRST, THEY SAID THAT WAS OKAYAND WE STARTED ISSUING CHECKSAND THEN THEY SAID WE NEEDADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SO THESTATE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHATTO DO." THE LETTER ALSO RAISEDCONCERNS ABOUT THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT NOT REIMBURSING CAREACTS FUNDS USED TO PAY FORPROGRAMS LIKE PUA.THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MESSAGESFROM PEOPLE TO 13 ACTIONNEWS-ABOUT NOT RECEIVING PUAPAYMENTS-AND SOME FEEL PAYMENTSARE BEING HELD UP BECAUSE OFTHE STATE'S UNCERTAINTY ABOUTTHE REIMBURSEMENT.TITUS SAID THIS IN RESPONSE."WE DON'T WANT THEM TO FEELTHEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THEBENEFITS THEY'RE ENTITLED TO,JUST AS WE DON'T WANT THESTATES NOT TO GET THE BENEFITFROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT."WHEN ASKED ON WHETHER SOMEONELIKE THE NATIONAL GUARD COULDBE CALLED TO HANDLECLAIMS-TITUS SAYS DETR HAS MADETHEY PUT IN MORE PHONE LINES,BUT THAT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION TOLOOK FOR OTHER RESOURCES ANDTHE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEENGREAT HERE IN THE STATE."A JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ADECISION ON MONDAY UP IN RENOON A LAWSUIT ABOUT PUAPAYMENTS-AND WHETHER DETRSHOULD PAY OUT IMMEDIATELY.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.I HAVE TWEETED THE GOVERNOR....AND SUGGESTED...WE GET THE NATIONAL GUARD TOASSIST..WITH WITH THE BACKLOG OFCLAIMS...LIKE SO MANY STATES ARE DOING.
