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Lloyd Doggett: “And, really, if you look back over the decades through Republican administrations and Democratic administrations, when…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
And, really, if you look back over the decades through Republican administrations and Democratic administrations, when we have hit unemployment levels that are as high as they are today, have there usually been bipartisan efforts to extend unemployment benefits under that circumstance?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett questions the historical bipartisan support for unemployment benefits during high unemployment.

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