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On the recordFebruary 14, 2002
this is not really an insult of me or to the House, but to the 11,000 workers added to the rolls every day who are going without unemployment insurance and whose needs are being deliberately neglected by this House, and who will not receive any assistance as a result of the gamesmanship happening here today.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Addressing the lack of unemployment insurance for workers during a House debate.

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