U.S. Congress - S.2544 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
S.2544 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
A bill to provide for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to provide for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation. as introduced.
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Lets all starting writing, emailing, calling our representatives. Something has to be done, we all have so much to loose if we don’t stand for something. If we “unemployed” stick together maybe we can get this to bill to pass, pass this website to everyone you can and ask them to write our representatives, please.
I have been unemployed since Oct and my benefits run out in April, I do not know what I will do. I am 53 years old and the first time I have been unemployed for 20 years and it takes a lot longer to get employment when you are over the age of 50. I am praying that they will approve this extension of benefits for all our sakes.
I am 56 years old, in three weeks my unemployment is over. I have 30 years experience in accounting, my job is suppose to be in high demand. Companies are not hiring. I can not even find a temp job. Its is unbelievable.
I feel for you all, my husband has been laid off since September,with his benefits to run out in march, he has not found a job yet, he is fifty years old also and this is the first time in 25 years he has been looking for a new job.I have been trying to help with the slack by working 50 hours a week myself but its burning me out, please somebody pass this bill fast.
I feel your pain also. I am a single mother with a son almost 3 years old. I lost my job in September and I have about 2 weeks left of unemployment, which is only 128 a week. The last 4 months of my employment I was making 4 times that amount and had gotten myself into payments that I can no longer afford. My gas and electric will be shut off soon if the state doesn’t help me. I don’t even understand why there is a question in Michigan of whether or not they should allow us an extension. I don’t have a cell phone, my car is 14 years old and dying and diapers are 21 dollars a case, JESUS.
I sympathize with your situation, but on the other hand we need to take some personal responsibility for our actions. You should always be living way below your means and have an emergency fund in the case of layoffs. When you racked up all that debt, did you consider the possability that ggod times would not last forever?
i havent been unemployed since I was 17 years old (34 now), and my benefits ran out in december. I’ve burned through my savings trying desperately to find a job, and have had no luck. My house is going into foreclosure, my son is going to live with his grandma, and i’m going to be living on the streets at the end of the month.
I have been laid off since September,with my benefits to run out in march, and I have found a job yet. 3 weeks ago I was diagnose with AAA (Abdominal aortic aneurysm – potentially lethal disease) and I need open surgery.
Surgery is schedule in the begin of March and recovery takes usually 4-8 weeks. Anybody knows if I can extend my unemployment benefits for this period?
Thanks
My unemployment benefits ran out at the begeinning of February which I had to fight for because my employer fired me because of my medical reason. I unable to find a job right now because the medication I have been prescribed doesn’t allow me to function normally. Because Florida is a state that only give disability benefits for being totally disabled I don’t qualify. I have no children so I don’t qualify for cash benefits. No job, no unemployment, can’t qualify for diability or cash assistance and unable to drive or function normally. HELP!! – what is a person to do??? Truly become homeless and die because I don’t have money buy meds to control my constant seizures. I was born and raised in the USA, why is it so hard and takes so long to get help in this country. By the time everything gets processed you have hit rock bottom and have to start all over again.
It sure seems to me they would have passed that extension due to this being a election year, unreal!! They think people can live on 600.00 and go on a shopping spree..
my unemployment runs out soon and i am so worried aboauat bill, food, basic essentials. when does congress meet again to discuss extending unemployment benefits????
lets worry about americans here meeting their basic needs. let extend benefits for unemployment and help american families. finding a job is not easy!!!!
I called in my last unemployment check on Sunday. I have lots of experience but no one calls me. They need to extend these benefits ASAP. I live in Las Vegas Nevada. Please, please, someone hurry and get this passed!!! We are all desperate people, americans!!!!
As much as I had read on the subject of these checks that will be sent out in may, as it’s like a loan on our 2008 tax returns.. So if you get back 2000 in Feb and they send you 800 dollars you will only be getting back 1200.. Yeah it sounds like a great idea, but it’s not free money.. I will be sending my check back.. I need the money, but would rather wait until next tax season to get it.
Do you have proof that they fired you for your medical reasons? If you have some proof or documentation i suggest you get a lawyer that works on commision from your settlement. That is bs. It sounds like you have solid ground for a hell of a lawsuit there!
I had a surgery in July 2007 and I was fired after 7 years.
The company I was working for told to the government unemployment office that I abandoned the job, which was not true. But my claim was accepted and now I exhausted my benefits this last week. My husband was laid off in November and after trying to find a job without any success,
we don’t know what else to do. axiomgjss@yahoo.com (Loffredo family Cutler Bay, FL)
I had a surgery in July 2007 and 6 weeks after, when I tried to come back to work I was told by my exboss she had no job for me. So, she fired me after 7 years.
Although she told to the government unemployment office that I abandoned the job, which was not true, my claim was accepted but somehow that company didn’t have to pay any money, the government dit it. Now I exhausted my benefits this last week. My husband was laid off in November and after trying to find a job without any success,
we don’t know what else to do. axiomgjss@yahoo.com (Loffredo family Cutler Bay, FL)
My benefits ended last week. Husband’s job is tenuous at best. We have no health insurance and my son requires medication daily. I’ve been unemployed since Oct and am 47 years old without much hope of finding a job in the near future. I’m from Texas and I absolutely think Bush is the most ignorant president we’ve had in years. It’s time this country stepped up and took care of it’s own instead of sending billions of dollars to countries that don’t appreciate it nor do they really want it. All they want to do is whine and ride out backs for aid. I’d vote for anyone but a republican at this point.
-- about you or me as long as they get there money ,I really hope that congress will pass this law. My benefits will be running out by the end of next month and I have not found a job yet.
Really don’t think he(Bush)actually cares, as long as it benefits him. He’s eating, his bills are paid and he’s going to be set for life after his term ends. Why should he care about the rest of us. Maybe he should give up his salary for the year and help us..
maybe everyone should grab there tents and campers and go protest in his back yard, camp out on the whitehouse lawn untill bush get this through his head how big of deal this really is…
How do we get the Senate to review this bill? How long can it just sit out there? Was it made only for the Stimulous Plan? We need answers. This is a serious problem.
Company shut down. Why? because the economy is in the tank! Add it all up and USA is close to having breadlines. Unemployment runs out in 1 week, I’ll have enough to pay rent for march, but then im done, I’ll probably be sued for the 4 months remaining on my lease, and I have no where to go, been selling my possessions off to make the transition to living in my car easier. Electrical engineer, 12 years IT experience, and cant even get a simple $12/hr IT job the market is so bad, and im sure im up against thousands fighting for the same jobs. Milwaukee is #2 from the bottom of 50 largest cities in the US, and ranks just above Detroit. I’ve worked all my life, since i was 12, now 38, and for all ive worked for has been sold off to live on and support my job search. All that to move into my car! Im not sure if I can get some kind of welfare, if not I guess I’ll have to turn to dumpster diving
Like many here I hope that the bill goes through. This is an excellent site. I have 60 days left on mine. I don’t know much about bill passage but I see that it was introduced on Jan 22. Anyone know how long that would be for a bill of that time? I’ll be contacting my representative though the web to voice my plea. It sounds as though it is 50/50 to me from what I have read. The economy is wacked right now. The stock market goes up today in the face of high inflation news. Ya’ll should take a second to email your local person. You can link right through this site with your zip code. It even has the link. Good luck to all.
Unemployed now 8 months, job hunting is a joke, sent resume to many many places and nothing. I’m an experienced worker, what’s going on. The benefits would stimulate the economy now. Waiting till May for Bush’s tax rebate is to late, we need it now.
Unemployed now 6 months, 54 years old, laid off after 22 years due to loss of business. Unemployment is just now going to run out and I have tapped the equity in my house to get by. Employers have a great deal of power now; they have a lot of talented people in a vast pool to look at. Those who are employed are afraid of losing their job or being replaced by someone making less. Anyone else out there thinking we might be in or sliding to a second Great Depression?
Unemployment ran out 5 mos ago,home foreclosed 2 mos ago and living with my parents at 40 for the first time since I was 18. I can’t even count how may applications I have filled out. For the life of me I can’t seem to understand how the pres,the house,congress or any of them for matter.Are they that blind to what’s going on??? Like the stimulus(joke) let’s wait until it’s to late to help..
I think there are a number of things that need to be done to fix all our problems. Instead of depending on Bush to get his head out of his
-.. Number one get the Republicans out of the white house.#2 close the borders and get rid of the free trades law.. #3 charge all these companys that went to Mexico a huge charge, to bring there stuff back in the United States. #4 force these companys to keep 75% of there companys manufaturing in the United States before they get any tax brakes..3 weeks left on unemployment, 100+ job applications filed with all types of industries with maybe a .5% response rate and obviously I wasn’t selected. I have an MBA, MHA, BS in IT, BS in healthcare and “nada”. Very scary for all of us. If I didn’t know better I’d think I was in Mexico, not California, where there are no benefits. It’s getting close.