In an interview Thursday afternoon on MSNBC's Mitchell Reports, Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling said that long-term unemployment benefits (which were cut off to 1.3 million Americans on Jan. 1) should be the first piece of legislation in 2014:
Gene Sperling: Focus on 'Unemployment Benefits'
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<p>Sperling calls for reinstatement of unemployment benefits for those who lost them.</p>
