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Ron Wyden: “This idea of forcing folks laid off through no fault of their own to kind of lurch from one cliff to another.”

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

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

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