The White House appeared to subtly shift its public posture on supplemental federal benefits for millions of unemployed workers on Friday, following continued complaints from GOP lawmakers and business groups that these weekly payments are creating disincentives for some Americans to return to work.

In remarks from Delaware about Friday’s jobs report, President Biden said that it “makes sense” for the $300 per week benefit to end in September, marking the first time the administration has explicitly endorsed their expiration.

Asked for further clarification by a reporter, White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese declined to say whether the administration believes the benefits are constraining hiring, but also said it is “appropriate” for them to end in September. White House press secretary Jen Psaki also said Friday that Republican governors “have every right” to curb the benefits, a step more than two dozen of them have taken in recent weeks.