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October 16, 2020

Pandemic Forces 8 Million Americans into Poverty Amid Mass Unemployment
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U.S. workers filed nearly 900,000 initial unemployment claims last week
amid fresh signs the U.S. economy is suffering lasting damage due to the
pandemic. About 65 million U.S. workers have applied for some form of
jobless assistance since March. This comes as a pair of new studies
shows 8 million U.S. residents have been forced into poverty since
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell let the CARES Act
coronavirus relief bill expire in July. Mc Connell has refused to hold a
Senate vote on the follow-up $3 trillion HEROES Act relief bill passed
by House Democrats in May.


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