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Weekly Federal Unemployment Benefit Set To Expire

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Tens of millions of Americans who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic have been able to collect an extra $600 in weekly federal unemployment benefits over the past few months.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Jill Schlesinger of CBS News about the impact if Congress doesn't renew the benefit.

This segment aired on July 20, 2020.

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