Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chamber’s second- ranking Democrat, said the unemployment benefit extension is being delayed because Republicans are demanding votes on unrelated issues such as immigration.
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their benefits. The Senate on Wednesday easily approved a minimum 14-week extension of unemployment insurance for millions of Americans who have exhausted their benefits. ... Also among the GOP's amendments was one that would have required Congress to pay for its unemployment insurance extension using unspent TARP money,
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The President was unclear, however, as to what type of extension he supports.[1] ... In past downturns, Congress extended temporary federal unemployment benefit programs as necessary and allowed them to expire only after unemployment had receded substantially.
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Open Congress reports that an extension of unemployment benefits, ... I am so very grateful for having this unemployment benefit, but it’s just not enough when our economy and job markets are in such a downward trend. I’m so afraid that if I am not employed before my benefits run out, I will become a [financial] burden on...
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The 780,000 jobless workers who saw their unemployment benefits disappear three days after Christmas are closer to seeing those checks in their mailboxes again after the U.S. Senate on Jan. 7 and the House of Representatives on Jan. 8 passed legislation restoring the emergency benefit program.
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Congressman Carolyn Maloney ... New York, NY - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, supported a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits for those workers who have been unable to find a job in today's struggling economy.
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Congressman Carolyn Maloney ... Home Press/News Press/News Archives 2005 Press Releases Unemployment Benefit Extension Passes House with Maloney's Backing...
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Unemployment extension news and extended unemployment benefit guidelines. ... The extension provides for 14 weeks of extended benefit coverage for every state and an additional 6 weeks, for a total of 20 weeks, in high unemployment states where unemployment is over 8.5%.
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BENEFIT AMOUNT OF FIRST EXTENSION ... The legislation states that these added benefits are only payable for weeks beginning on or after November 23, 2008. The November 2008 legislation also included a second extension of up to 13 weeks for high unemployment states, which includes California.
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