The Hill News

When Congress returns from its July 4 recess, it needs to take action on two issues that are topmost on most people’s minds: creating new jobs for the 15 million Americans who are out of work and extending unemployment compensation for more than 1.2 million who have exhausted their benefits.

In addition to assisting jobless workers, the nation needs to provide opportunity to millions of underserved Americans for education and employment, training and transportation, healthcare and childcare that equip people to make the most of their own lives.

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