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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Again, addressing the majority leader through the Chair, so the refusal of the Senate Republicans to allow us to vote on the extension of unemployment benefits is denying, on average, about $300 a week to 1.4 million or 1.5 million Americans; is that a fact?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jan 15, 2014

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