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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program
2013-12-11T07:52:23-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZThjXC8yMDEzMTIxMTA3NTIyOTEwMDFfaGQuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo1MDZ9fX0=Christine Owens talked about the scheduled year-end expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which was designed to provide assistance to long-term unemployed workers after their state benefits ran out. She also discussed her efforts to highlight the economic pressure facing low-wage workers, and efforts to raise the minimum wage.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Christine Owens talked about the scheduled year-end expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which was designed to pro…
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Christine Owens talked about the scheduled year-end expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which was designed to provide assistance to long-term unemployed workers after their state benefits ran out. She also discussed her efforts to highlight the economic pressure facing low-wage workers, and efforts to raise the minimum wage.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. close
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Christine Owens talked about the scheduled year-end expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which was designed to pro… read more
Christine Owens talked about the scheduled year-end expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which was designed to provide assistance to long-term unemployed workers after their state benefits ran out. She also discussed her efforts to highlight the economic pressure facing low-wage workers, and efforts to raise the minimum wage.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. close
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