Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 6, 2009
There are people that are unemployed that at least can get unemployment, yet there are a lot of us that don't have any income at all.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar highlights the plight of self-employed individuals not qualifying for unemployment benefits.

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