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Debunking Lies & Misinformation About Unemployment BenefitsUnemployment Benefits News & Opinion Articles |  | Thu May 29, 2014 | usnews.com
Stocks are edging higher in midday trading as traders look over some mixed news on the U.S. economy. |
|  | Tue May 20, 2014 | msnbc.com
It's been 6 months since since Republicans cut off jobless aid for 1.3 million people. It's been 2 months since the Senate passed a solution. Where's the House? |
|  | Thu Apr 17, 2014 | reuters.com
New applications for unemployment benefits held near their pre-recession levels last week and factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region accelerated in April, painting a... |
|  | Wed Mar 19, 2014 | mlive.com
While Michigan's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since before the Great Recession, it remained the fifth-highest in the country.
Michigan's jobless rate... |
|  | Wed Jan 08, 2014 | huffingtonpost.com
Author and activist Noam Chomsky said that the congressional controversy over extending unemployment benefits is evidence that American politics has descended into... |
|  | Mon Jan 06, 2014 | reuters.com
The U.S. Congress on Monday began what promises to be another combative year by bracing for a showdown over a White House-backed bill to renew unemployment benefits for 1.3... |
|  | Sat Jan 04, 2014 | theguardian.com
As US Senate prepares to vote on extension of benefits bill, president stresses economic consequences for nation at large |
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A Republican congressman has proposed drug testing people who apply for unemployment insurance. |
|  | Fri May 30, 2014 | thefiscaltimes.com
Advocates for the long-term unemployed are furious that Congress is set to leave town on another recess without acting to assist the long-term jobless. |
| | Thu May 29, 2014 | thefiscaltimes.com
Democrats on Capitol Hill pounded Republicans for blocking an extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program this spring, but it’s a subject that most... |
Unemployment Benefits Videos |  | Thu Mar 13, 2014
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Extending Emergency Unemployment Compensation |
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In a statement on the Senate floor, Senator Reed again calls on Congress to renew unemployment benefits. It has... |
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) called on her colleagues to support an extension of unemployment insurance in a... |
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Senator Murphy Calls for Extension of Unemployment Insurance |
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Senator Warren appeared on MSNBC's "NOW with Alex Wagner" on January 15, 2014 |
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The president said Congress should pass legislation that would restore benefits to millions of people who are... |
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The new year is bringing some changes when it comes to employment in new York State. Unemployment benefits end... |
|  | Fri Dec 13, 2013
80,000 people in New Jersey will be affected if congress's decides not to renew long-term unemployment benefits. |
|  | Fri Dec 13, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi calls on House Republican leadership to allow a vote to extend unemployment... |
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"Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Sunday said that he opposed extending a program to for emergency unemployment benefits... |
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Even after an extension of unemployment benefits to 99 weeks, many of those about to go off the program are in a... |
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In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out that while some senators refused to... |
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