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Webb: International Paper Closing Underscores Importance Of Successful 14-Week Extension Of Unemployment Benefits
November 4, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today praised the Senate passage of legislation to extend unemployment insurance for up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. Full Article at All American Patriots
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Over at MYDD, Bruce Webb calls the provision, “Sweatshop Insurance.” This bill goes far beyond merely “stripping states of power over insurance rates and conditions,” he notes. It “explicitly expands the definition of ‘State’ to include not just D.C. Full Article at Think Progress
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Washington, D.C. November 4, 2009 â Today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) praised the Senate's passage of legislation to extend unemployment insurance for nearly 2 million Americans who would have otherwise lost their benefits by the end of the year. Full Article at YubaNet
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Senate procedures give Republicans an array of tactical maneuvers that they have used to delay, if not derail, Reid's agenda. Full Article at MyDD
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October 14, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today called on the Senate to pass a comprehensive proposal, which he cosponsored, to extend unemployment insurance by up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. Full Article at All American Patriots
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With the announcement last month that International Paper will shutter its plant in Franklin, we’ve seen fresh evidence that Virginia faces the same economic challenges as other large industrial states ... In my view, this extension is absolutely necessary to the well-being of our workers.
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This bill comes at a critical time when millions of Americans and at least 170,000 Californians are at risk of losing their unemployment benefits. Extending benefits will not only help laid-off workers support their families while they look for jobs, it will also provide a boost to our economy.
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It's difficult to move things in the Senate ... I think Reid has the most frustrating job in American government.
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With a record deficit and a ballooning national debt, the American people are saying enough is enough.
