Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Earlier this week, Congress failed to extend unemployment benefits for people who've been out of work in the long-term. The proposal on the table was to provide assistance past the usual 26 weeks that are available.
But lawmakers deadlocked in negotiations. That leaves 1.3 million people without help until Congress reconvenes later this month and resumes talks. For more, we're joined by California Senator Barbara Boxer.