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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
this idea of forcing folks laid off through no fault of their own to kind of lurch from one cliff to another.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden criticizes the instability faced by unemployed individuals during the pandemic.

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