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Stacey Abrams: “Not everyone knows that Mitch McConnell has been the reason they haven't received unemployment benefits, that he's the…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2020
Not everyone knows that Mitch McConnell has been the reason they haven't received unemployment benefits, that he's the block against most of the resources and the support that we need to survive COVID.
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Stacey Abrams
Democratic · Georgia
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Abrams highlights Mitch McConnell's role in blocking unemployment benefits during the COVID crisis.

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