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Chris Van Hollen: Failure to extend unemployment compensation for millions of Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
Failure to extend unemployment compensation for millions of Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own, whether failure to do that would be a drag on what is already very fragile economic growth.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen questions the impact of not extending unemployment benefits on economic growth.

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