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Politics: Pandemic-Era Expanded Government Benefits Drive U.S. Poverty Rate Down
Manage episode 298794242 series 2469243
Pandemic-Era Expanded Government Benefits Drive U.S. Poverty Rate Down
Roughly 20 million people in the U.S. are expected to be brought out of poverty this year, according to a recent Urban Institute research report.
Advocates Win Unemployment Case in Arkansas as Republicans Try to Strip Benefits
Many Republican-led states have halted the extra $300 per month unemployment insurance payments, but lawsuits around the country might change that.
House of Representatives Holds First Hearing on Insurrection Attack
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives held its first hearing on the January 6th insurrection.
Should We Kill or Reform the Filibuster?
This week, the Senate voted to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure deal. However, it faced the threat of a filibuster just a week ago.
180 episodes
Manage episode 298794242 series 2469243
Pandemic-Era Expanded Government Benefits Drive U.S. Poverty Rate Down
Roughly 20 million people in the U.S. are expected to be brought out of poverty this year, according to a recent Urban Institute research report.
Advocates Win Unemployment Case in Arkansas as Republicans Try to Strip Benefits
Many Republican-led states have halted the extra $300 per month unemployment insurance payments, but lawsuits around the country might change that.
House of Representatives Holds First Hearing on Insurrection Attack
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives held its first hearing on the January 6th insurrection.
Should We Kill or Reform the Filibuster?
This week, the Senate voted to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure deal. However, it faced the threat of a filibuster just a week ago.
180 episodes
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