They slashed state unemployment benefits and rejected federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation to 170, 000 laid-off workers.

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For their sake, Congress must not allow what remains of federal unemployment insurance, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, to expire at the end of the year.

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When someone who has been out of work gets a job with health insurance benefits, they no longer need unemployment compensation and food stamps, and they no longer need to use the emergency room as their primary care facility.

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