On the recordNovember 15, 1991
Too many unemployed Americans are falling through the holes in the unemployment insurance safety net. Providing a meaningful program of extended unemployment benefits is long overdue.
Robert C. Byrd: “Too many unemployed Americans are falling through the holes in the unemployment insurance safety net. Providing a…”
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Supporting a bill to extend unemployment benefits.
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