We Must Pass The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
Today Senator Murray (D-Wash) introduced a bill to extend unemployment benefits to laid-off workers. The Senate is scheduled to adjourn for the year in mid-November, but U.I. benefits will expire on December 31st. Murray believes Congress must pass an extension before it leaves town for the year.
"In my home state of Washington, there are 124,000 people who will exhaust their benefits by the end of this year. In addition, more than one million Americans have run out of unemployment benefits and remain without work. These Americans have been stretching their savings, refinancing their homes, moving in with other family members, and depleting their retirement accounts. Three out of four workers are now running out of benefits before they find a job."
Murray's Full Remarks
Pictured with Sen. Murray from left to right are: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Sarbanes
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