EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: “AMERICANS HAVEN’T GIVEN UP, NEITHER CAN WE”
January 15th, 2012 | 
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Mr./Madam Speaker, I rise to address the urgent need to extend unemployment insurance for struggling Americans. 45% of all unemployed workers — more than 6 million people — have been out of work for more than six-months. Karen from Cleveland was laid off in March. She was laid off from a law firm due to budget constraints. She is 62-years-old and unable to find a job in this economy. Unemployment insurance is helping her get the necessities. It’s allowing her to pay for expensive, but necessary prescriptions. She is actively looking for work. But she’s afraid that if her unemployment benefits are cut, she will lose her house. Karen’s state unemployment benefits run out at the end of December. If Congress fails to renew the federal unemployment insurance program, she’ll become another statistic — one of the millions who call themselves the 99 percent. Karen along with 6 million Americans will be cut off from this emergency lifeline in 2012, unless Congress acts. Sandra of Cleveland Heights lost her job in April 2011 — her third layoff. She is 59 years old. She never thought she would find herself in this position, at this age. Rather than defaulting on her mortgage, she used up her retirement savings. Now, she is deeper into debt. When her unemployment funds run out, it’s likely she will default. And being an older worker makes it even harder. We see this scenario all too often across this nation; hard working Americans getting laid off, using up their savings and then …
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I acknowledge that the unemployment problem is terrible. But why have you done nothing to address the CAUSES of unemployment in your disctrict? Where are the entreprenurial initiatives from your office? Where is the motivational training to uplift these people from being unemployed to being business owners (and employers)?
Employment as it used to be in the 60s is a thing of the past. What is your plan for future prosperity?