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Marcy Kaptur: I thought we would have extended the unemployment benefits today. I promised my constituents that it would be my top…

On the recordJanuary 7, 2003
I thought we would have extended the unemployment benefits today. I promised my constituents that it would be my top priority when I came back here to Washington; and, quite frankly, I was surprised that that bill was not offered today.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing the lack of action on extending unemployment benefits.

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