Standard & Poors said in a report Tuesday that the economy would be 1.5 percentage points smaller in 2021 without more aid. said the state of play was increasingly tenuous. Many forecast the economy could shrink in the first three months of 2021 without more help. Indeed, McConnell has been in the catbirds seat since Senate Republicans outperformed expectations in November while House Democrats barely held their majority. Jobless claims are on the rise.
unemployment is on the rise.
( z0 rise :ARG1 ( z1 employ :polarity - ) )
(z0 / rise-01
    :ARG1 (z1 / employ-01
              :polarity -))
unemployment is on the rise .
z0 :ARG1 z1
z1 :polarity 0