Barbara Lee Continues Fighting for Long-Term Unemployed Workers, Encourages Republicans to Join Effort to Extend Emergency Benefits
For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Contact:
Joel Payne, (202) 225- 2661
“I am encouraged that Republicans are holding a committee hearing this morning to bring attention to the struggles of unemployed workers, but I hope they follow up today’s hearing with action. Another way that my Republican colleagues can support our nation’s long-term unemployed workers would be to work with me and the 48 Democratic co-sponsors of my bill to extend an emergency lifeline of benefits to these workers.
“Yesterday I stood with a number of long-term unemployed workers who are desperate for help and the consistent theme they expressed to me is that they have heard enough talk from Washington – now is the time for action. I urge every member of this subcommittee, especially my Republican colleagues, to co-sponsor the bill I introduced yesterday and work with me to convince Republican leadership to bring this bill to the House floor for a vote.”
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