H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. view all titles (6)

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  • Official: To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. as introduced.
  • Popular: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as enacted.

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Anonymous 10/21/2008 9:40am

How would a person go about squatting a house? Seriously.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 2:46pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 1:14pm

thank you!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous 10/15/2008 2:43pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 1:28pm

their excuse was, ‘it was planned months in advance of the bailout’. so? they still could have canceled. i bet the deposits they lost would have been a pittance compared to the 120 billion the taxpayers just gave them. where is the law? isn’t this criminal? is NO ONE going to jail for any of this crap? write your congresspersons.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 3:55pm

Is there still enough time to impeach Bush so he can be fired instead of resign?

Anonymous 10/15/2008 1:48pm

Link:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27202928/
U.S. confronts possibility of deep recession
Current economic downturn bringing anxiety similar to 1970s, ’80s

But unlike the last two relatively short recessions, this one could be much longer and more severe, potentially bringing with it anxiety and job losses not seen in many years

We need that EUI now .No jobs out there at all now..
I am going to be homeless if they don’t pass this soon!!!

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Anonymous 10/27/2008 5:22pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 27, 2008 5:18pm

I just sent it to Reid. I have been screwing up lately, I guess, and concentrating on Pelosi and neglecting Reid.

JunglePhantom 10/21/2008 11:18am
in reply to Anonymous Oct 21, 2008 11:09am

All I know is there are 3 bills sitting in the senate right now that include extended unemployment benefits. The House has passed 2 of them and the third has to be voted on by the senate first (I don’t really understand that – does it depend on where it originates?). I say we just keep on them about extending benefits regardless of which bill it falls under.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 1:33pm

Link:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27201970/
AIG spent thousands on execs’ hunting trip

UK vacation happened as insurer asked for billions more in federal loans

THIS IS THEIR 2ND TRIP AFTER ASKING FOR MORE BILLIONS!
THE 1ST TRIP WAS TO A SPA
UNBELEIVABLE!!!!!

Anonymous 10/15/2008 1:54pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 1:48pm

Then the Republicans overall plan for the destruction of the middle class is working. No one has ever questioned why they were against all these social programs because they were always still there. Now after 8 years and utter destruction to those programs and infrastructure and public education maybe people will finally see why the Republicans always push the wedge and non issues. Because if they told the public what their policies were really about they would never win. And it’s been working for them since Nixon. Now maybe in my lifetime I will finally get to see the death of that ideology because it’s very ugly once you see beneath the surface. And for this extension fight you have seen beneath the surface. Learn from it and remember it. Because if McCain gets in Social Security will be gone too.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 3:58pm

Does anyone think the UI extension will get mentioned in the debate tonight and if yes who do you think will bring it up?

Anonymous 10/15/2008 12:59pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 12:50pm

Link?

MBArry47 10/15/2008 12:55pm

NJ & 1 or 2 other states have UE deductions taken from each paycheck. Fact.

Anonymous 10/27/2008 4:04pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 27, 2008 3:58pm

I see that. Yes this subject was brought up on 5479 also. I was there to see it.

The way things are going now, it is a good time to figure out exactly when it will kick in in our states, so we have something else to count on when we need it.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 6:10am
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 6:04am

so they didn’t try to give us unemployment benefits because they that hold the majority in both the house and the senate but are afraid of bush? The CR passed with veto proof margins bush could not have vetoed it.

Anonymous 10/22/2008 3:48pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 22, 2008 3:43pm

Reid and Pelosi have one thing on their minds, “Obama” getting the presidency. There was a woman Republican senator that was talking against Obama’s associations and Pelosi sent her democratic opponent 1 million dollars for his campaign.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 1:01pm
in reply to MBArry47 Oct 15, 2008 12:55pm

Okay, I believe you.

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Anonymous 10/27/2008 8:07am
in reply to Anonymous Oct 27, 2008 7:49am

The regulars will be back when need be.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 12:50pm

Just heard we are in a recession, but bail out only help us not to go into a depression.

Where is our extension???

Anonymous 10/15/2008 1:05pm

Yes. Unfortunately there are many people voting for Obama simply because he’s black. This is very sad. Personally I will vote for someone because he has integrity and experience and is best suited for the job. Not because of his or her skin color. :(

Anonymous 10/15/2008 4:00pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 15, 2008 3:58pm

No. They are going to ignore us as usual. If it does happen to come up it will be Obama becasue McCain alredy has memorized what he is going to say and doesn’t pay attention during the debate. When Obama is talking, he is thinking about which one of his 7 houses needs the lawn mowed.

Anonymous 10/21/2008 9:43am

John McCain is hesitating, backing off from Bernauke’s second stimulus need, he wants to wait and see how the 700 billion helps the economy, LOL (Bloomberg)

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Anonymous 10/27/2008 4:14pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 27, 2008 4:08pm

Lol, I’m not her. I am a him. I know who you are referring to though. I notice her touch here still from time to time.

Anonymous 01/12/2009 11:45am

looks like the troll has gone back to old tricks of talking to self. anyone new, beware. a troll is all over this site.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 10:40am

That’s true. The Repubs were against the bailout, and the bailout could NOT have been passed without major support from the Democrats. That’s why it’s so easy to see that we got screwed. Extended benefits and the rest of the stimulus bill could have been easily added to the bailout. Bush would have signed it because he’ll do anything to get the $700B bailout money. What happened instead?; they tacked on some tax cuts and money for rum and wooden arrows. That’s $150B worth of add-ons and none of it was for us.

I do blame the Senate Repubs for blocking our bill, but Pelosi had enough power to overcome this resistance by adding it to the bailout or the CR. Pelosi and Reid didn’t do it because they want to pick up enough votes in the Senate to have a democratic veto proof majority. Right now the Dems have 51 Senate seats and they need 60. The Dems are hoping to embitter us against the Repubs to pick up more seats in Congress. All the while, people are being evicted and going hungry.

Anonymous 10/14/2008 8:46pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 14, 2008 7:42pm

you should call your UE office and ask. in some states you can collect for the days you did not work. however, if the earnings you made working a few days exceed your weekly benefit amount, then, of course, you would get nothing from UE for that week. again, you need to call and run that scenario by them. have no idea whether you would get paid for holidays.

Anonymous 10/05/2008 12:22pm
in reply to Anonymous Oct 05, 2008 12:13pm

Misinformation!

Senate Dems call for emergency session about home heating costs
Updated: 09/08/2008 09:27 AM
By: Curtis Schick

LIHEAP was already voted on and added to a previous bill. Troll is misleading everyone with his post.

Anonymous 10/15/2008 11:39am

When does the UE figures come out?


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