Senate Shoots Down Efforts to Offset Unemployment Benefits

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Our Country is in an extremely volatile and frightening state right now. The long-term unemployed are in a constant struggle to receive unemployment funds.   Our government has turned their backs on the thousands of long-term unemployed throughout our country. The vast majority are older men and women who have spent their life as a loyal employee: These are the men and women, (dads and moms) who have helped to make our Country great.

Bill HR4851 that the Senate will vote on today is once again rather deceiving, as it has the public believing that it actually extends unemployment funds for all the unemployed. It does not!! This bill only extends benefits to the unemployed who have exhausted their standard 26 weeks of unemployment: It does nothing at all to help the long-term unemployed. Common sense will tell you that if unemployment is continually growing every week in large numbers; there will be unemployed people who have not been able to find employment. Yet our Government will not acknowledge the fact that there is long-term unemployed people in our Country, as they would like you to believe the numbers are getting better. They Are Not!!

The Labor Department reported today that first-time requests for jobless benefits rose by 24,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 484,000, the highest level since late February. Yet to listen to several of our Country's Senators this morning on C-Span, you would think that unemployment is going down. What Planet Are They On???? Certainly not this one.

Bill HR 4851 should include jobless benefits for ALL the unemployed including the long-term. Bill HR 4851 should include an amendment that specifically states additional weeks will be added to Tier IV, or will create a Tier V so ALL the unemployed can have the peace of mind they deserve.

If you are unemployed, please sign the petition (at the below address) requesting the creation of a Tier V. Individual emails go out to the Administration, and Congress etc. immediately when you sign.

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/the_99ers_…

Thank you Mr. Coburn, your stalling these benefits has caused my wife to do without critical heart medications. No, not because of stalling on Cobra but no money from unemployment benefits to buy the prescription! We cannot afford Cobra insurance. Hope you have a very rotten life you piece of work.

The unemployment EXTENSION is NECESSARY. WE NEED IT NOW!!
Don't the politicians realise that by not extending our benefits will force to go seek out WELFARE??? Kind of self defeating. We have to seek out work regulary in order to obtain Unemployment Benefits. Kind of self-defeating if you ask me.
Everyone else is getting their economic help and bailouts!!! Where in the HELL are mine? I would much rather work than deal with this crap. The “not knowing” of how I can afford to feed my kids who are used to a middle class life.
If Washington can't fix this problem then it probally time for a regime change if you ask me. The 2 party system in America is failing it's citizens but enabling its power brokers .. This is not a “We the People” philosophy folks.!! IT's not even close!

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Enough with the games!! Next election – let Congress feel the sting of the unemployment lines!!! – How many years have you paid taxes? 30? 40? Your government bails out bankers and Wallstreet execs using your tax dollars – but unemployment is allowed to expire? Congress wasn’t worried about the deficit when that big insurance company and Wall Street execs were giving themselves bonuses with taxpayer money! What happened to “by the people” or “for the people”? Or are the big campaign contributors the only “people” who count to congress? They are playing games and going on vacation while you are wondering how to feed your kids? 10% unemployment carries 10% of the vote!

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Perhaps Mr Coburn should walk in my foot steps for a month. He could then maybe appreciate the stress all of us are going through, not knowing from day to day if they can even afford food let alone have a home. Its time to take care of our county. We have all worked and paid our taxes. We are the ones who have kept the USA going. Now we need help. How could there even be a question as to wether or not unemployment extensions should be put in place.

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Unfortunately we have senator and reps that are living in a fantasy land. Idealogy doesn't pay the bills and when you done everything you can do and still need help, you shouldnlt get a slap in the face. We have to hold their feet to the fire during the elections.

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