WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) to introduce the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act, legislation that would modernize the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program so that laid off workers can more easily receive their normal unemployment insurance (UI) benefits while working full-time to start a new business.
"Our unemployment insurance system shouldn't discourage entrepreneurs trying to build their own business or pursue a new idea," said Bennet. "This legislation gets rid of artif...