If Congress fails to act on an extension of the UI program 2 million Americans will lose their unemployment insurance by the end of the year. And millions more could join their ranks in the coming months. As a nation, we simply cannot let this come to pass.
our government has never cut off unemployment benefits this early in a recovery. By way of example, following the 1982 recession — during President Reagan's time in office — federal benefits were continued through the spring of 1985, after unemployment had fallen to 7.2 percent.
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