by Terrance Heath | Jun 11, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
More than 3 million hardworking Americans have lost their emergency unemployment benefits, since House Republicans allowed the program to expire. Witness Wednesdays is bringing some of those voices to Washington. Will the GOP listen? Activists and members of Congress...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 22, 2014 | Jobs and Growth, Unemployment Benefits
A few days ago you were able to virtually shut down the phones at House Speaker John Boehner's office in response to our effort to get your voice heard on renewing unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless. It's time to do it again. Our click-to-call line is...
by Bill Scher | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
Finally, a hard-fought compromise to temporarily reinstate unemployment insurance benefits to the long-term unemployed cleared the Senate, with six Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus. With nearly 3 million jobless desperately needing the renewal of...
by Bill Scher | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Unemployment Benefits
When Speaker John Boehner really wants to get something done, he gets it done. If Congress did not act before Tuesday, doctors would face a 24 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursement rates. With the Senate yet to act, Boehner did not have any time to spare. But...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
House Speaker John Boehner has decided to stand firmly in the way of more of 2 million people who need emergency jobless benefits. The Hill newspaper quoted Boehner as saying that a Senate compromise plan that would renew jobless benefits for people who have been out...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, Unemployment Benefits
At a time when so many Americans are struggling economically, our nation continues to pay a steep price for its global empire – and in more ways than one. Consider this: On March 12 a bipartisan Senate deal was reached which would extend urgently needed unemployment...
