Democrats press leadership to vote Saturday on $600 unemployment insurance | TheHill
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Rank-and-file Democrats are pushing party leaders to vote this week on an extension of federal unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July.Democratic leaders have already made the remarkable decision to cut the summer recess short, calling the House back to Washington on Saturday to vote on legislation providing billions of dollars to the Postal Service.Now, dozens of Democratic lawmakers want to expand the weekend itinerary, pressing leadership to stage another vote reinstating the lapsed $600 weekly unemployment insurance that benefited millions of workers laid off by the coronavirus recession.In a soon-to-be-sent letter to Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi: Republicans' 'purpose is to frighten people from voting' Bloomberg pledges M to boost House Democrats: report Are women finally reclaiming their time?
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