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Bread for the World Urges Congress to Pass Unemployment Insurance Bill

credit: Bread for the World

Bread for the World commends the Senate for passing the bipartisan bill, H.R. 3979, to reinstate and extend emergency unemployment benefits.

According to Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, "Programs like Unemployment Insurance help people make ends meet until they are able to get back on their feet again."

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