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Apr 07 2014

JEC Vice Chair Klobuchar Statement on Senate Passage of Unemployment Insurance Extension

Bipartisan Senate agreement would benefit 2.8 million job seekers; Klobuchar calls on the House to quickly pass the bill to give families the relief they need

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Senate passed a bill that would extend federal unemployment benefits for 2.8 million Americans: