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Joe Crowley: “So, in other words, the unemployment benefits don't even keep a family above the poverty level, is that correct?”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
So, in other words, the unemployment benefits don't even keep a family above the poverty level, is that correct?
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley highlights that unemployment benefits are insufficient to keep families above the poverty line.

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