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21 Senate Democrats urge Biden to put recurring stimulus checks, unemployment aid extension in recovery plan



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Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks as Senator Bernie Sanders looks on.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMore Senate Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden to extend rescue measures as the U.S. recovers from a coronavirus-fueled economic drubbing.Twenty-one members of the Senate Democratic caucus wrote to the president Tuesday urging him to include recurring direct payments and enhanced jobless benefits as part of his recovery plan. The senators, led by Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden of Oregon, aim to tie the aid to economic conditions so relief does not lapse too early.”This crisis is far from over, and families deserve …

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