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LETTER: McConnell blocks aid for Americans who need it

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell resisted allowing the Senate to adopt reasonable supports for Americans who are unemployed through no fault of their own — including many of our fellow Las Vegans — due to COVID-19. I’m wondering whether his wife — Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao — will be claiming unemployment insurance on Jan. 21.

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