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Ari Fleischer: “But the one thing that ought to be done, though, Anderson, it is -- it is the right move. It is the compassionate move…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2009
But the one thing that ought to be done, though, Anderson, it is -- it is the right move. It is the compassionate move, with unemployment at 9.8 percent, to extend unemployment benefits for additional time.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Fleischer advocates for extending unemployment benefits in light of high unemployment rates.

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