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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
A bill to provide for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation.
This bill would provide 20 more weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to those who exhausted their benefits within the past year and are still unemployed. In states with exceptionally high unemployment, it would provide for an additional 13 weeks of benefits. It would also increase all individual benefits by $50 per week. If the economy continues to perform poorly, it's likely that Congress will attempt to enact this bill.
1/22/2008--Introduced.
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Provides for federal-state agreements under which a state will make temporary extended unemployment compensation payments to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under s more...
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate | | Voted on by House | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| January 22, 2008 |
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May 07, 2008 Comment by SL (May 7, 2008, 15:38:22)
I checked with a senator aide from the finance committee and discovered that the Bill S.2544 is note in the Senate Finance Committee. Call the chairman and politely urge him with thousands of callers to pass from his committee S.2544. ...
Source: washingtonwatch.com - Comments for S. 2544,...
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May 06, 2008 Comment by STRESS FREE? (May 6, 2008, 14:15:50)
Since my unemployment has run out and I still can't find a job and S. 2544, The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 has not been passed as of yet, I don't need to stress out over the HIGH cost of gas or food ...
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April 10, 2008 A call to extend unemployment benefits
Bill S.2544 and HR4934. You can view these bills and the politicians who are for or against on opencongress.org Senator Clinton and Senator Obama are for passing the benefit extension. McCain opposed it.
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Can anyone help me????? I am trying to find information on the unemployment extension that bush is trying to pass in 2008.
Bush opposed extensions of unemployment benefits which would have been included with the economic stimulus package.
There will be no extensions.
I hope someone else will enjoy my house as well as I did.
Stimulus package too far too late for the people who really need it, damage is already done to credit worked hard to build.
My unemployment runs out in 3 weeks, are there any talks that the unemployment will be extended in the near future, or is it a dead issue now? I live in an area where unemployment is high. Its been hard to find a job. If I loose my unemployment before I find a job, I may be out on the street.
I don't think the issue is dead, it just didn't get in with the stimulus package. I think they are going to revisit it. It is my hope as well - my benefits end in a month. I've never been this long without a job in 20 years. Very frustrating that they didn't include it in the stimulus package.
I have been laid off of my job after 29 years of working for a company, and because of my age [57] it will take longer for me to find a job. I really hope that this bill gets passed so that I can have help supporting my family and paying the utility bills. I have been tracking it, and am frustrated that not more has been done with it. It also seems to me that it is taking at least a year for people 57 and older to find quality work. I think these are issues that politicians need to know.
**When you go gray, they want you to go away..... SO help us if that is the case, because we have famalies and children to support. I personally have been paying into the system since I was 15. REach back and extend my unemployment benefits.
REACH BACK AND ALLOW UNEMPLOYMENT TO BE COLLECTED BY THOSE WHOSE BENEFITS HAVE RUN OUT. IF PEOPLE HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE LAST MAY AND THEIR BENEFITS HAVE RUN OUT, AND THEY ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND WORK, ALLOW THEM A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
--ECON EXPERT
This bill was blocked by the republicans with the help of Nancy Pelosi. I was thinking of voting republican if there was a good candidate for President. This has switched my position to straight democrat. I hope that eveyone out there whos benefits will end will find jobs. It's getting harder everyday. Good luck.
So is there still hope that unemployment benefits may be extended? Or is this a dead deal? I just ran out of my benefits and it's getting scary!
No, It's not dead yet. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the house said this is an issue that could be looked at after the stimulus package was approved. She didn't want it held up. (Missed by one vote). Congress is back in session and I would hope that this item would be first on their agenda.
I agree. I have been laid off now since August, but had a severance package. I worked in the mortgage industry as an underwriter, and there is NOTHING out there for me. I just started Nursing school, and am through the 1st semester. My unemployment will run out next month. If I do not find something I am screwed!!. I hope they extend them, and SOON!!!
My benefits ran at the end of October of last year and still no job and it's definetly not for the lack of trying. I've already lost my home to forecloser and am living with my parents at the age of 40.. An extension through the winter months would be so helpful..
My husband was laid off after 28 yrs of service to the same company on his 60th birthday.He has been to one job interview in the past one year after interviews with several head hunters and applying to thousands of companies.For those high priced consultants to the bill who believe that the passing of this bill would be a deterent to the unemployed from seeking jobs i would like to invite them to walk in his shoes for atleast a day.I hope that the bill will be passed.
I was laid-off in April of 2007 from my job of 7 years and my benefits ran out in November. I have a 2 year old son and another child due in April. I have gone back to school full-time and search for a job daily to no avail so far. I fell like the Democrats could have pushed harder for this, but the Republicans will surely pay a steep price in November for their unwillingness to help people in desperate situations who have paid into the system their entire lives.
i am 8 month pregnant and stopped recieveing unemployment at the beginning of January..... i have a car note, car insurance, a warrenty, and bills due....... idk y in the hell it is so hard to pass a bill that if not passed places congress in a bad position with the people who voted the in office..... the U.S. citizens...... i am deparate for money and cry every day worrying about the future of my unborn child.... i need advice..... Anyone please email me: islandjuicyfruit@gmail.com thanks
Wouldn't you think giving extensions to those thousands of unemployed, whose benefits have run out within the last 6 months put money into the economy faster then the rebates that won't be here until atleast mid-may?
I agree with you, the government should of pass the unemployment extension before the rebates. There are alot of unemployed Americans who benfits ran out or will soon.
SO if are benefits run out this month or last month, or next month... Then the bill gets passed, will we be granted the 13 more weeks if we hadn't found a job yet?
Everything I have read in the proposed Bill (s) indicates that yes you would.
Is NY one of the states that would be considered for extension if unemployment extentsion gets passed?
This is just sad we can so much money to other countries but we cannot help our own. I live in MIchigan with highest unemployment rate and finding a job is unlikely right now. I have 3 more checks coming and then I am done. I am thankful for the checks coming in May but I wont have anywhere to live by then and where will they deliver that check to my car?
Where can I go to find more information regarding the possible extentension of unemployment benefits?? Should we be writing to our representatives on this issue? My husband is unemployed and he has about 2 months left, we live in Ohio and jobs are absolutely terrible to come by...Please inform me of anything I can do??? or info on the internet regarding this bill??? Or writing representatives???
You can contact your local representative,through their state website via e-mail,phone.
An extension at the first of Feb would have immediately put $$ in the hands of the unemployed and put cash into the economy faster then these rebate checks... Soooooo,frustrated with our government!
Bush wants to give all these other countries aid but he does not care about the people in this country who need help.
Why is it that Bush wants to give aid to every one but Americans. I can`t for the life of me understand how this man thinks.
Stimulus package great idea. Alot of us can use the money. But Bush opposes the unemployment extensions? whats more important? That people with jobs get extra money or that the unemployed get an extension thats much needed to find a job that can at least even the living expenses. Houses are being foreclosed on in mass numbers and a rebate check is going to solve this? We need to rebuild this economy from the ground up. And i watched the debate last night. Learning a second language for americans? Great if you elect to. But i think it should be mandatory that anyone in this country who is legal, needs to learn the language of america! ENGLISH!
Helping other countries has been the american way for a long time, but doesnt the government think its time to regulate that spending and put it into our own country which is crumbling fast! My son needs shots he is 15 months and i keep getting rejected for doctors who wont take medicaid. Anyone rember that song whats going on? What is going on? God bless all of you in this struggle. If obama or clinton get in which one of them should, I think we will see some good changes. Id like my son to be in AMERICA. As i see it now this is no longer america. This is a dogfight 50 states large
The news keeps reporting that unemployment is down....however, they don't take into consideration the number of people that have been on unemployment and their benifits have run out. The job market is bleak at best right now...and those people have no way of paying their bills. Looks like if Bush has his way, there are gonna be a lot of homeless poeple in this country.
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