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Senate Democrats Agree To Extend Unemployment Benefits Through September






People line up outside the Utah Department of Workforce Services, in Salt Lake City.



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Senate Democrats Agree To Extend Unemployment Benefits Through September



The change is a compromise between progressive members who wanted enhanced benefits for several more months and moderate Democrats who wanted to curb the weekly payments.