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On the recordJanuary 9, 2014
I know that we are making progress on an agreement to provide a one-year extension of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for more than six months in the United States Senate.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing bipartisan efforts to extend unemployment benefits for long-term unemployed workers.

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