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Tammy Baldwin: “Extending unemployment insurance is one of the most cost-effective ways to stimulate a weak economy?”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Extending unemployment insurance is one of the most cost-effective ways to stimulate a weak economy?
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Baldwin highlights the effectiveness of extending unemployment benefits for economic stimulation.

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