Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says industries are struggling to find workers because Americans are sitting on stimulus cash they received during the depths of the pandemic.
The Kentucky Republican, speaking in Paducah on Tuesday, said they might start returning to the workforce once it runs out.
“You’ve got a whole lot of people sitting on the sidelines because, frankly, they’re flush for the moment,” Mr. McConnell said. “What we’ve got to hope is once they run out of money, they’ll start concluding it’s better to work than not to work.”
Many Americans received stimulus money from the government during the pandemic, including a wave of $1,400 payments from President Biden and Democrats in early 2021.