Here’s the Vehicle for the Next Jobless Benefits Extension

Just found out that since I exhausted my benefits on Sept 19, I will not be paid for those weeks from then to November 6th. That means my landlord will now start the eviction process.

Thanks for considering my situation when you drafted this bill. How many others are in the same boat and were waiting for the back payments?

Nice work.

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I hear you, I am in the same boat and I am sure alot of others are as well… we had to sell our house and move into a tiny shack, and I will be lucky to be able to afford that, feels like we are losing more jobs. I lost my job and we just found out as of Dec. 1st my husband's job is outsourcing as well :( he will be on the unemployment train as well….

I will never forgive the republicans for holding this up! How do you say to your little kids you can't have McDonalds Happy Meal we have to eat soup tonight, been saying it for the last six weeks to them very humilating. Thanks Republicans!

iwantyourjob :

I just sent you a reply on the old blog but I see you are here already

Be creative for christmas make your kids something with your own two hands…My most cherished gifts were the one's my parents made me..they will last longer than a toy, Its gonna get better keep your heads up.

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You shouldn't be feeding your children fast food to begin with. You can make healthier meals at home much cheaper. And the Republicans DID support the UI extensions. But they also wanted to lessen the tax burden on businesses that actually EMPLOY people. Get your facts straight.

Mc Donalds?

I saw a statue of Ronald Mc Connell there sitting on a bench in a yellow suit with red lipstick giving a zieg heil salute to Kyl Hitler

You don't know what you are talking about Joe. You swallowed the Fox news propaganda again. The Republicans never cared about how it was paid for, that was a total red herring. If you watched any of the debates it was barely even mentioned and they put up zero fight on that. That was simply their excuse as the real reason for the delay is they were trying to jam unrelated ammendments through like Acorn and Immigration that had NOTHING to do with the unemployment extension and wouldn't budge for weeks.

The Republicans are scumbags who held this bill up for no reason knowing they were never going to be able to hold the bill hostage long enough to get their way like spoiled children. But like spoiled children, they held it up as long as they could just because they could because they were mad they didn't get their way.

Hey Joe, you can't kid a kidder!!!! The Republicans DID NOT care about the unemployed and still don't They are little babies that need to be unseated one by one. The tax the Democrats had pay for this extension was already in place for the last 30 years. Employers were already paying the tax and so big deal, they had to extend it a couple of years! What pisses me off is that these employers are the ones laying people off and having 1 person doing 2 or 3 jobs so don't feel sorry for them they can afford $14 per employee for the FUTA tax for 2 more years. You NEED to get YOUR facts straight! I watched those monsters on CSPAN2 while they smirked as they stalled this bill. What arrogant aholes!!! They should be tarred and feathered then fired without access to unemployment benefits. I was Republican all my life but won't EVER vote for another one and just re-registered as a Democrat because of their actions on the Senate floor. They don't care!

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Pretty sure that point mcmel52 is making is that children are suffering the most. It hurts to say No and even tho a Happy Meal may not be the healthiest choice, let's face it it does Make them Happy! Unemployed are suffering in many ways and our children are feeling it too.

OH 895 WHERE ARE YOU? I THOUGHT YOUD BE RIGHT UP OUR ASS ON THS ONE. HAHAHA RIGHT? ARE YOU STILL SLITHERING AROUND?

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO CALM DOWN WE WILL BE GETTING A CHECK THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. FOR THREE WEEKS . THEN IN DECEMBER HARRY REID WILL GET THIS THRU AND IT WILL MAYBE BE A WEEK OFF HOPEFULLY OR MAYBE WE WILL SAIL RIGHT THRU. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM EVER THINK THE DEMS KNEW THIS AND TO HELP US OUT WHEN THEY EXTEND THE DATE THEY WILL GIVE A US A TIER 5 AND 6 ALSO READ BETWEEN THE LINES PEOPLE MAYBE THIS WAS THEIR WAY OF BRINGING IT BACK TO THE FLOOR QUICKLY AND TO ADD ANOTHER TIER WHILE THEY ARE THERE NOT ONLY THE GOP CAN BE TRICKY

Angie:

That is great news, where is your source of info from? email me please with it. or post it here. My friend at the local DOL has no info yet, but it may be at the main DOL office in atlanta. And yes whether Dems or Repubs they always have a trick up their sleeve. this extension has dragged out too far. And too many unemployed are past the point of no return. I pray for them and all of us.

trace i spoke to our main office in tallahassee they said it would be the the Thanksgiving week that checks will start going out so we should be able to start actually calling or going on line the end of next week to claim and then checks will be generated and mailed the end of that week. they also said that if the senate doesnt get this extension deadline date done pronto that checks will stop dec 31, 2009 so every one start calling and writing sen nelson and esecially sen harry reid and tell them to haul ass. they are aware of it but remember everyone{THE SENATE NAD HOUSE TAKE A LONG XMAS BREAK AND I BELIEVE IT SATRS THE WEEK OF XMAS WHICH IS THE 20TH, SO STARTY CALLING AGAIN NOW NOW NOW!!!!!}if they dont do this before the break it could hold us up a month or more in january, ive even emailed the whitehouse 14 times since yesterDay ive had all my friends call and write and email reids and nelsons of floridas office i asked them to take a break from health Care for one morning and fix this crap PLEASE EVERYONE DO THE SAME THEY ARE LISTENING TRUST ME.. ANF THE GOP WOULD LOVE TO COME IN AND HELP FIX SOMETHING THE DEMS SCREWED UP , SO WE WILL HAVE THEIR VOTE

ANGIE :
The healthcare bill is already passed. but as far as the initial 14 weeks of tier 3 UI it will continue past the end of the year, What they are trying to do is make tier 4 qualify after the new year for the extra 6 weeks.

THE HEALTH CARE BILL PASSED THE SENATE I DONT THINK SO, EVEN IF IT DID THE HOUSE BILL AND THE SENATE BILL HAVE TO BE COMBINED AND EACH HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN. THEY SAID IT MIGHT NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO THE PRESIDENTS DESK UNTIL END OF JANUARY EVEN THOUGH HE WANTS IT BY XMAS!! WHEN DO U THINK THEY WILL EXTEND THE UI BENEFITS? I WAS OVERPAID 900.00 ACCORDING TO THEM LAST YEAR SOMETIME AND THEY WILL PROBABLY TAKE THAT RIGHT OFF THE TOP WHICH LEAVES ME ONLY 5 WEEKS OF BENEFITS HERE IN FLORIDA, HERE THEY PAY 325.00 A WEEK SO MY 2,0000 THATS LEFT WILL RUN OUR BEFORE XMAS. THEN WHAT?

Sorry I got wrong info, I thought was passed as final but yes it still has to go back to the senate and then back to the house. It just proves you cant always believe what you read in the news. I realize I was mis-informed. Sorry

NEW UPDATE AS OF NOV 13TH,2009 JUST TALKED TO UI ON PHONE LETTERS ARE GOING OUT MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF THIS COMING WEEK TO LET U KNOW IF YOU ARE ELIGABLE!!! IN FLORIDA CALL 1 800 204 2418 THEY NOW HAVE A RECORDING LETTING U KNOW U WILL RECEIVE A CHECK BY 2ND OF DECEMBER FOR ROUR WEEKS. YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD WEEK OF THANKSGIVING NOW ITS A WEEK LATER SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING TO BE UPDATED IS TAKING A WHILE LONGER THAN EXPECTED!!! GOOD LUCK

In calif. you can't file on line. so we have to use the US mail. add 2 more weeks. Hay look at the brite side. they put the tax credit for new home buyers in with the unemployment. we can all take our unemployment checks and buy new homes. now that we have lost our old ones. LOL.

DEAR 895 THANK FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS ON OLD BLOG ITS NICE TOKNOW YOU CARE, I WILL SCREAM IN A PADDED ROOM SO I DONT WAKE MY TWINS. AS FOR YOU STOP SLITHERING AROUND PLEASE DISAPPEAR, NOBODY NEEDS YOU TO GET THEM UPSET AFTER WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH AT HOME WITH NO JOB AND HAVING TO TELL OUR KIDS NO XMAS, SO DO THE HUMAN THING FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE AND SLITHER ONTO ANOTHER BLOG ,BUT TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM BLOGS WHERE ANYONE IS UPSET,WHY DONT YOU GO TO GOP WEBSITE AND TALK YOUR GOP TRASH THERE! THANK YOU ALL THE BEST TO YOU HOPE YOU GET A GREAT JOB SOON LOVE ANGIE

MRMUN: DONT WORRY BY JANUARY THAT WILL BE ALL STRIGHTENED OUT, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE GLITCH THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THE DEADLINE UNTTIL NEXT YEAR U KNOW IN WASHINGTON HOW SLOW THINGS MOVE!!! ESPECIALLY WITH THE FRIGGIN GOP ASSHOLES HOLDING EVERYTHING UP IF IT WASNT FOR THEM WED ALL HAVE CHECKS ALREADY AND NOT STARVE FOR THANKSGIVING

895: go away we`all asked u to be nice , sometimes u are and sommetimes your just cruel, dec is long enough to wait for our checks we dont need u

We are all counting on you, good luck. The health care bill will fizzle out in the Senate, thanks to the good old boys. Might be time for some of you dems to join up. Just remember, we are all counting on you, good luck. I'm still waiting for my Christmas check. Hurry up

BIG DADDY JOHNSON

I'm a big stallion and a real nice guy. I'm only cruel to the jihadist fanatics.

BIG DADDY JOHNSON

I hope the healthcare bill will fizzle out. It wont make it. Why are we in IRAQ? Why are we in Afghanistan even our own soldiers dont want us in Afgan country.

See this:

http://rethinkafghanistan.com/

Just call me the Cobra. We are all counting on you, good luck.

THE COBRA

i am in need of some news ! Though the extension was passes from dec through feb 2010 it now qualified me for tier 4 which gives me one last non full pymt dated for jan 19th.In florida even with the extensions it cancelled out the eb benefits for the state for the federal extension, so all in all it ended up shortening benefits. I have applied myself to find work everyday for hours and hours, it seems endless with no response. I am in desperate need , I still have not paid rent, or basic bills for this month as my last check was the last of tier3 so it as well was short. Do i substitute food for my child or pay bills , i do not qualify for foodstamps and i am stressed out!!!!! help !!!!! iam desperate!!!!!!!!!

I don't think you're applying yourself enough, when you say you can't qualify for food stamps. No income will qualify you for food stamps (I believe thats what you're saying)…most people already know that.

I don't think you're applying yourself enough, when you say you can't qualify for food stamps. No income will qualify you for food stamps (I believe thats what you're saying)…most people already know that.