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- Unemployment Extension Fight Heating Up -- AgainThere are over two million of the long-term unemployed, those individuals that unemployment extensions are designed to assist, set to watch their benefits expire by mid-February if a reauthorization is not hammered out. Haven't we been here before?
- 6 Million to Lose Benefits If Unemployment Extension Not PassedNo provision for the reauthorization of the unemployment extensions for another full year (beginning in January 2012) was not to be found in any of the reworked measures and stand-alone bills being discussed while breaking up the American Jobs Act.
- Latest 99er Unemployment Extension Legislation Sees ActionThe latest piece of 99er legislation, the re-introduced unemployment extension measure HR6556 sponsored by Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), just might be showing signs of life in the House of Representatives...
- Will 99ers Ever See an Unemployment Extension Passed?A couple million 99ers this week were hoping for a small respite from their financial burdens. But it was not to be. Rehberg's block presents a concern: Can 99ers hold a realistic expectation that an unemployment extension measure ever be passed?
Latest 99er Unemployment Extension Blocked by House RepublicansCalifornia Rep. Barbara Lee's effort to get 14 more weeks of unemployment benefits added to the Tier 1 category of extension benefits currently available to the qualifying jobless was blocked Thursday from getting to the floor of...- "Jobs Killing" Obama to Help States' Debts with Unemployment Extension Interest ReliefPresident Obama is set to propose a suspension of interest payments on loans to state governments used to cover their shortfalls in unemployment benefits during the recession. The plan would be to allow states relief from their repayment...
Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Over 5 Million People Say You're WrongImagine, if you would, trying to get over 5 million people to act to their own personal detriment just to prove you right.
Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - House of Mirrors?2010 saw a number of failed attempts at getting a Tier 5 unemployment extension passed through the Congress. Will 2011 bring the same-old, same-old?- 2010 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Get a Non-Response Response from Vice-President Joe BidenHave you ever sent a request for something to an elected official, had the exact opposite happen, and then get a "Didn't we do great" letter in return? Frustrating isn't it!
- 99er Unemployment Extension Advocacy Needed -- or Settle for NothingIt has taken time and perseverance on the part of 99ers and their advocates to get their message through to Congress.
2010 Unemployment Extension - Know Your Enemies - Fox Political Analyst Mike Huckabee is One of ThemAll I want for Christmas is an expansion of unemployment benefits for millions of America's suffering 99ers and a few gifts from Santa for Mike Huckabee.- Part 4 - Unemployment Extension - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 4 of a series of 4 articles, this article discusses what to do to improve your chances of survival by exercising your "voice" and becoming an advocate/activist for the unemployed.
- Part 3 - Unemployment Extension - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 3 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, this article discusses how to "get your mind right" to be able to deal with the psychological belief that "this really can happen to me!"
- Part 1 - Unemployment Extensions - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 1 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, the issue of where the 99er movement stands as a current snapshot in time is addressed.
- Potential 99ers Win Reprieve with Unemployment Extension, but for How Long?The number of these long-term jobless individuals, called 99ers, has grown enormously in the past year. Their number is expected to at least double within the coming year. But how can that be when the President just signed a $57 billion benefits...
Unemployment Extensions Pass House, Restoring Lifeline to the Long-Term JoblessFor those jobless workers whose only source of income for the past several months has been an unemployment benefits check, the news out of Washington on Thursday night must have been a relief. Extension benefits expired at the end of November...- 2010 Unemployment Extensions Pass Just in Time for ChristmasThe unemployed will now continue to receive benefits up until 99 weeks. The 99'ers, unfortunately, aren't included in the new bill passed last night by Congress.
Tier V Unemployment Extension - Senate Poised to Protect the Rich and Strangle the 99ersHope fades for any assistance for Americas millions of 99ers
Unemployment Extension Amendment Proposed by Sen. John ThuneThe Bush tax cuts and unemployment extension compromise bill passed the Senate Monday as expected and will see House of Representatives action possibly within a day, and Senator John Thune is already looking for ways to start paying for...- 2010 Unemployment Extension - Senate to Hold Cloture Vote Today on Tax Cuts/Unemployment ExtensionsThe Senate is scheduled to have a cloture vote on the tax cut/unemployment extension bill in the Senate on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 3:00 PM. EST What will the result be on this vote to have a vote?
Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Are "The Unemployed" TooLatest discussions on tax cuts and unemployment extensions have simply left all current 99ers out in the cold. What many are not paying attention to is the millions of additional 99ers that government inaction will produce in the near future.- Unemployment Extension News Not Good so Far in Late 2010Will the unemployed be able to receive extended benefits before Christmas? Or are we in for another horribly tragic fight in Washington concerning unemployment extensions?
- GOP Blocks Unemployment Extension; a Deal Before Christmas?Do you feel like you were being set up? After watching Congress bicker and posture over the unemployment extension issue for the past few weeks (because it apparently wasn't important enough to work on until the benefits actually expired), it has...
2010 Unemployment Extension - the Games in Congress Need to Stop!THE UNEMPLOYED GET NO RESPECT!
2010 Unemployment Extension: Why Even 99ers Should Reapply for Jobless BenefitsAre you part of the two million Americans about to lose their jobless benefits at Christmas? Find out why you should file for another tier of unemployment benefits, even if you have tiered out or have collected for 99 weeks.
Tier V Unemployment Extension - Should a Revenue Enhancement Plan Be Created to Fund Costs?Republicans have indicated that they would support unemployment extensions as long as they're paid for. Why isn't anyone talking about "how" instead of "why?"- Tier V Unemployment Extension - a Proposal for CongressSince they won't do their job, we'll try to do it for them.
- December 2010 Unemployment Extensions Crucial to ManyAre unemployment extensions once again inevitably coming to those Americans who need it most? Or are jobless Americans in store for another long wait.
- Year-Long Unemployment Extension? Democratic Senators Float ProposalAs Democrats attempt to position H.R.6419, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, for another vote in the House of Representatives, where it failed to pass on Thursday, there remains the problem of passage in the U. S. Senate...
- Unemployment Extensions Shot Down by HouseAnother political war concerning unemployment extensions is currently underway as we approach Thanskgiving.
Unemployment Extension for November 2010 Voted Down - the Waste of Money Begins Again!Unemployment Extension for November 2010 was voted down in the Congress, It is inevitable that there will be at least a lapse in benefit coverage for the long term unemployed with this news. History is repeating itself!
Unemployment Extension 2010: House Votes Down Unemployment Benefits ExtensionGet the latest update on the House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act (November 2010). The bill, H.R. 6419, would extend unemployment benefits for the jobless until February 2011...
Unemployment Extension for November 2010 Voted Down in Congress TodayUnemployment extension for November 2010 was voted down in Congress today as they get ready to start their Thanksgiving vacation. This means long term unemployed start running out of benefits on Nov 30th.- Unemployment Extension Crisis -- It's November; Will There Be Another Emergency Extension for 2010?Many do not know that if an emergency unemployment benefits extension isn't passed within the week, by the end of this very week, the week ending November 20, 2010, the benefits of two million people will be impacted by year's end.
- Unemployment Extension Debate Inevitable?Will the politicians once again play games with the lives of jobless Americans? Will the issue once again become a fight that rages on while many suffer?
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - Unemployed Return to ActionWith Congress reconvening Monday, November 15, the unemployed are getting back to the basics for pressuring legislators to pass unemployment extensions and a Tier V.
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - Politics as Usual?How impressed are you with the current ads being run by those running for office in the midterms?
- 2010 Unemployment Extension - Cost of Not Helping 99'ers is Killing Economic RecoveryAn estimated 2.155 million American's are currently 99'ers and living without any unemployment insurance extensions. The loss of this large block of people in our economy is rarely discussed and it is severely damaging our economic recovery.
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - OpenCongress Voting Results as of August 29, 2010OpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - OpenCongress Voting Results as of August 22, 2010OpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.