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Republicans’ Unemployment Shame

Dire Straits

Emergency benefits have just expired for some 1.3 million jobless Americans, putting a huge dent in our economy. Why can’t the GOP do the right thing?

Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie
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Jamelle Bouie

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