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Gov’t Funding Extended by One Week as Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Lingers in Congress

HeadlineDec 14, 2020

President Trump signed a one-week government funding extension Friday as lawmakers continue to butt heads over a new stimulus bill and appropriations package. Without any legislative action, some 12 million people are set to lose unemployment benefits on the day after Christmas, and millions of Americans are facing evictions when a national moratorium expires at the end of this month.

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