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On the recordJune 21, 2010
more than 57,000 Ohioans--that is about the size of Elyria, OH, or Mansfield, OH, or twice the size of Zanesville, OH--more than 57,000 Ohioans are estimated to have lost unemployment benefits since the extension ended in May 2010, a month ago. If the Senate does not pass an extension, that number will increase dramatically. More than 90,000 Ohioans could lose their benefits by the end of June. That is more people than live in Youngstown, more people than live in Springfield, OH, more people than live in Cleveland Heights or Lakewood, OH. Madam President, 90,000 Ohioans could lose their benefits by the end of June. Nationwide, since the beginning of June, some 900,000 workers have run out of jobless benefits. That number will surpass 1 million by next week.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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Jun 21, 2010

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The speaker addresses the urgent need for unemployment benefit extensions in Ohio.

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