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Economic Report, Deadlines May Push Stimulus Agreement

Economic Report, Deadlines May Push Stimulus Agreement

Senator Mike Rounds Photo: WNAX


A drop of over thirty percent in annual GDP in the country may help spur Congress into moving the next round of economic stimulus.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says they hope this is the worst of the reports…

Rounds says the big disagreement is over extending the six hundred a week unemployment payments..

Rounds says he hopes the end of those payments will push the negotiations this week..

Republican and democratic Senators met over the weekend looking for an agreement.

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