Late last year, emergency unemployment insurance expired and U.S. House Democrats have been on a crusade to renew it even though their Republican colleagues aren’t interested. Democrats have been putting on the pressure this week, using social media to make their case. Here’s a tweet from Rep. Keith Ellison: “How does the end of emergency unemployment insurance affect the economy? 240,000 jobs. #RenewUI” That number comes from a partisan source. But there is a link between job growth and unemployment benefits. 
PoliGraph: Ellison unemployment claim accurate
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