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Gravelle
Senior Specialist in Economic Policy
Donald J. Marples
Section Research Manager
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Analyst in Income Security
Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire.
The temporary 100% federal financing of the Extended Benefit (EB) program ends January 4, 2012.
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