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On the recordSeptember 10, 2013
I don't know how someone who is involved in long-term incarceration can be actively looking for work.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett questions the eligibility of incarcerated individuals for unemployment benefits.

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