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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin dismissed news of 3.28 million jobless claims this week, calling the numbers "not relevant" and touting the stimulus package passed last night by the Senate.

"I just think these numbers right now are not relevant, and, you know, whether they’re bigger or smaller in the short term. Obviously there are people who have jobless claims, and again, the good thing about this bill is the President is protecting these people, so you know, now with these plans, small businesses, hopefully will be able to hire back a lot of those people. Last week they didn’t know if they had any protections, they didn’t have any cash, they had no choice," he said during a call-in appearance on CNBC.

Mnuchin continued: "Now with this bill passed by Congress, there are protections. And as I said, hopefully these workers will be rehired, but between these three programs it protects all American workers. And by the way, you know, lots of big, big companies do continue to hire for obviously grocery stores, pharmacies, you know, delivery services. These companies are on overtime, so I know they are hiring people as fast as they can."