AARP's Public Policy Institute
Senior Strategic Political Advisor at AARP's Public Policy Institute
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Sara Rix
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FROM Sara Rix
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A Slower Recovery for Older Workers This week, two senators introduced a bipartisan plan to renew long term unemployment benefits for the more than 3 million Americans still looking for work. Congress allowed the benefit to expire last December. But even if the bill passes and insurance is reinstated, it provides only a temporary bit of relief.
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