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Jim Clyburn: “And I am hopeful when we get back here after the first of the year that we will move and do as we have done in the past…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2013
And I am hopeful when we get back here after the first of the year that we will move and do as we have done in the past, pass unemployment insurance, make it retroactive to January 1 so those people who find themselves unemployed through no fault of their own can find some relief going into the next holiday season. Hopefully, we will do something on the minimum wage. These are things that I think we need to do coming back after the first of the year. I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina
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Dec 12, 2013

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