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Danny Davis: “Pandemic unemployment insurance kept an estimated five million people a year from falling into poverty.”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
Pandemic unemployment insurance kept an estimated five million people a year from falling into poverty.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis discusses the critical role of unemployment benefits during the pandemic.

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