DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss issued the following statement on new numbers released today from the U.S. Department of Labor showing 1.5 million additional workers filed claims for unemployment benefits last week:
“As another 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment this past week and nearly 20 million total remain out of work, Republicans are filing their legal briefs to the Supreme Court today to dismantle the health care law, drive up the cost of coverage, and eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Meanwhile, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate are pushing to gut enhanced unemployment benefits, dragging their feet on further state and local government relief, and have ‘no plan’ to help the newly uninsured get health coverage.
“This is a public health and economic crisis, and Senate Republicans’ mishandling of the response isn’t just wildly out of touch — it’s undermining our recovery and hurting communities and hardworking families across the country.”
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