As many of you know, Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia announced on May 13, 2021 that he will be ending participation in All Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Programs including but not limited to PUA, PEUC, FPUC, MEUC and the $300 federal unemployment boost on June 26, 2021. This will end unemployment eligibility to independent contractors, gig-workers, and sole-proprietors and many more citizens who are no longer eligible for regular unemployment benefits who are not able to work during these troublesome times. It will also strip away the only means of income for families with children whose parent(s) cannot work because their child(ren) are learning virtually from home and will still have them home full-time as school ends and summer approaches. Ending these programs will cause a lot of families to lose their homes, source of income, food, etc...

Not everyone on unemployment is just being lazy. For most of us the federal programs mentioned above have been our lifeline during the Covid-19 pandemic when the jobs we worked for have completely shut down or dramatically reduced hours. This is no longer about politics, we are talking about families, children, and the elderly that will be on the verge of homelessness if these programs are ending while still under a world wide pandemic. 

So we the people of the great state of Georgia are asking Gov. Brian Kemp to reconsider his actions to end these federal programs short of the federal end date of September 6, 2021. 

We are also asking President Joe Biden to step in and take action against these Governors in any way he legally can. EXECUTIVE ORDER. 

Thank You.