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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
One of the consequences of this severe financial crisis is more than 30 States have borrowed up to $35 billion from the Federal Government to continue paying their regular unemployment compensation benefits.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the financial crisis and its impact on state unemployment benefits.

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