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Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
Other Bill Titles (3 more) 9/17/2008--Introduced.
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the... moreSee Full Bill Text
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate | | Voted on by House | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| September 17, 2008 |
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November 19, 2008 The Incredible, Annoying â.â - The WashingtonWatch.com Blog
Likewise with S. 3507, one of the more prominent bills to extend unemployment benefits. â.â is calling people whiners and telling them to go get a job. That capitalizes on the frustrations of many other visitors and brings out harsh ...
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November 08, 2008 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3574 Honorable Stephanie Tubbs ...
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October 19, 2008 Senator Wayne Allard Got Lost in Wayneâs World
âSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a last-minute motion on the Senate floor for âunanimous consentâ to adopt a Senate measure (S. 3507) to expand jobless benefits. It was defeated when Republican Senator Wayne Allard objected to ...
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Tommorrow is the Day everyone!
We cannot sit here and wait for Congress to ACT.
WE NEED TO CALL, FAX, and EMAIL starting bright and early in the morning.
I will be online kicking starting the day.
We did this before... we need to rally the troops again and get this party started.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to help.
It's time to start implementing some pre-emptive strikes to put some fires under some POKEY political asses.
Just like we did last time, we need to ALL make at least 5 phone calls a day to those high profile officials (Obama, McCain, Pelosi, Reid, and our state congressmen/woman) using the white house toll free number and start putting pressure on for another stimulus and another extension.
FLOOD THEIR PHONE LINES, FAXES and MAILBOXES TODAY!!!!
THE TIME IS NOW!!!
WE MUST CONTINUE OUR FIGHT!!!!
WE MUST LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD IN ORDER TO TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND!!!!
LET'S GET CALLING!!!!
The White House toll-free number is 877-331-1223... Use this number and let the government pay for your calls!
When the operator answers, ask for your congressman/woman's office.
Say I am calling to urge congress support of our nations’s jobless families and vote for another MUCH NEEDED federal extension of unemployment insurance benefits to help the long-term un-employed across this country. This is the 8th straight month the jobless claims have increased and they MUST ACT NOW!
For those that would like to fax or email, here is the link for contacting congress: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
this bill is only for states with a rate of 6% or higher, 6867 is for all states.
Tommorrow the August job numbers come out and if your Senator is not on this list of co-sponsors then we should get calling and ask the BIG question WHY!!!
Especially in the states with high unemployment rates.
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
and 17 Co-Sponsors
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Also, don't forget to please LOG IN and cast your vote in FAVOR of this bill.
Press Releases
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Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
For Immediate Release
09/18/2008
Pelosi to Bush: We Need Comprehensive Response to Financial Crisis and Another Economic Recovery Effort
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter this evening to President Bush urging him to give a comprehensive and effective systemic response to ongoing turmoil in the financial markets and saying that the worsening economy demands that we have another economic recovery package.
Below is a text of the letter:
September 18, 2008
The Honorable George W. Bush
The President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
The worsening crisis in our financial markets demands strong solutions and decisive leadership.
Already, House and Senate committees are investigating both the regulatory lapses and market oversight failures that resulted in this crisis, as well as possible solutions. This work will continue.
Accordingly, we stand ready beyond the targeted adjournment date of September 26 to permit Congress to consider legislative proposals and conduct necessary investigations.
Going forward, we need to understand how government failed to prevent this financial crisis, and how we can avoid future mismanagement and denial.
Thus far, we have seen a reactive, case-by-case approach to a severe crisis – a crisis attributable in part to a history of indifference to responsible regulation of the financial markets. We need to hear from you about a comprehensive and effective systemic response to ongoing market turmoil — one that will restore stability, grow our economy, create jobs, and insulate hardworking, middle-class Americans on Main Street from Wall Street’s crisis.
The worsening economy demands another bipartisan economic recovery effort. This effort must address:
* investment in infrastructure for economic growth and job creation here at home,
* home heating assistance at a time of record energy costs,
* extended Unemployment Insurance for the growing number of Americans looking for work,
* Food Stamps that will help ensure we feed hungry families in a time of crisis, and
* assistance to maintain critical health care coverage jeopardized by state budget cuts.
We stand ready to work with you and your Administration to consider constructive solutions that stabilize our financial markets and balance accountability to the U.S. taxpayer with protecting American families from the crisis’s fallout.
Thank you for your attention to these matters of importance to every American family.
best regards,
NANCY PELOSI
Speaker of the House
I fighting with you, here come round two!
I am going to copy and paste my way to the white house come hell or high water...LOL
IllinoisCS,
to your heart's content, I'll appreciate them all:-)
Go Girl Go.....
I'll tell you what... It is way too important for any American to sit back and be quiet right now.
We have way too much at stake and our future depends on us makes our voices heard and getting our country pointed in the right direction again.
WE ALL can make a difference!
CS I was just reading the news , terrible just terrible . Tent cities popping up from Portland to Atlanta, I feel so blessed to have a roof over my head , I pray to god I keep it.
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Thursday to press ahead with a Democratic plan to inject more than $50 billion or so into the economy, despite opposition from the White House and moderates in her own party.
"The worsening economy demands another bipartisan economic recovery effort," Pelosi wrote in a letter delivered to President Bush Thursday evening.
Just hours earlier, the California Democrat had seemed pessimistic about the chances for a second stimulus bill to follow on the tax rebates enacted in February. She told reporters that it would only advance after Democrats attempt to put some of the more popular components on a budget bill Congress must pass in the next two weeks.
"We'll see what we can get" in that bill, Pelosi told reporters. "And then we'll see where we go from there." The "continuing resolution" is necessary to keep the government running after Sept. 30.
"Let's face it, we can only have a stimulus if the president will sign it," Pelosi added.
Later, Pelosi renewed her vow to try to pass a stimulus measure that would combine billions of dollars for jobs-producing infrastructure projects, more food stamps, additional Medicaid aid to states, home heating subsidies and a further extension of unemployment insurance.
Prospects for the bigger Democratic stimulus measure remained bleak, however, given the opposition of President Bush and Senate Republicans, as well as from moderate-to-conservative House Democrats who object to borrowing the money to pay for it.
"I'm very skeptical," said conservative Democrat Gene Taylor of Mississippi.
Democratic leaders held out hope that the continuing struggles of the economy might prompt Bush to reconsider his opposition to a second stimulus measure. But if not, Democrats would at least benefit politically from witnessing Republicans and Bush block the initiative.
Some of the items listed by Pelosi, including a second extension of unemployment benefits and an increase in heating subsidies for the poor, could win approval as part of the year-end budget bill. A plan to deliver $25 billion in low-interest federal loans to the auto industry also appears virtually certain to catch a ride on the year-end budget bill.
Democrats hope that the stopgap spending bill will also carry about $20 billion in disaster aid, as well annual appropriations bills funding the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments. A plan to attach an almost $500 billion Pentagon funding bill seemed to be faltering, however.
The White House and congressional Republicans say that the spending bill should lift a quarter-century ban on oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. House Democrats passed a bill Tuesday that would allow drilling 50 miles from the coastline. Republicans called it a ruse, saying most of the offshore oil is within 50 miles.
People, Obama is gonna raise taxes, yes If you make over $150,00.00 a year you will pay more , it's like the tax system they had in the 90's and it was a good system.
Bush had better get busy and help the american people. They are gonna have to build poor houses and work farms for the homeless ,just like they had in during the depression, serious as a heart attack
Can you imagine a person taking all they have left leaving california for the casinos in Reno, NV and getting there and they are laying off so your money is gone and all you have left is a pup tent with your feet sticking out. Thats all you have left.
I'm sorry have no confidence in Nancy Pelosi. Weller walked all over them. I'm hoping Senator Obama get get this through.
All this moving around.... LOL
Lets continue this darn fight!!!
CS - you make me smile :)
What a spirit!!
Kudos to you !!
Lets SLAM these guys with our faxes (my pref) emails and phone calls.
Glad to see you back on here Jackie. Thank you for speaking out to OpenCongress folks. What you did helped us all.
Based on a 9 page email to OC after our phone call....
I can see the sh&t hitting the fan at one point later, which is why I retained counsel......I wont be intimidated by threats.
However I will protect myself and those near me should I see fit.
Enough! Lets move forward!
Makes me scared thinking about things sometimes - I'm prolly gonna exit this world within the next 10 -15 years and I'm good with that....but my Daughter and my GrandKids.... I sure hope someone can turn things around for us and them....and their children.
We gotta try and get it right for them before these little guys grow up.
Jackie don't say that, be happy . You shouldn't sell yourself short, live for you, you can't live for others, no matter how you try.
Oh!Dont get me wrong - I Am happy - but I am also a realist concerning "life"
But thats a fact and I AM happy with that. Have done and acheived a whole bunch!! Beleive me I AM proud!!
I've made women pregnant and I'm a woman!! DONT ask!! LOL. Had at 2 babies named after me!
My life has been extremely full and I smile each day because of it.
What I am happy about now is seeing now a forum that is clear minded, without falter, and straight ahead for action! And at this point without interferance.
(I pray it stays that way)
CS should be commended in picking this up at the appropriate time (although I am aware she has ALWAYS tried to do this) and keeping all of our Focus's on a even keel.
She has saved the sanity of this fight and NOT allowed outside interferences to deter the main objective.
Also.... you have to give MAJOR thanks to "Open Congress" and their Founders/Co Founders and staff for opening up this Forum as quickly as they have done today.
They are most def. on top of things!!
This has always been a avenue of valuable information shared by people who go search and look for the latest news and post their findings....
AND an incredible support system for folks!
I remember the feeling of "relief" I felt in June, after fruitlessly searching on my own for UE updates, when I saw others on this Forum in the same situation that I was.
I miss those people but am happy they have found a way back into the workforce.
It was like an extended "Family"
Night all!
From CongressDaily:
9/18/08
Leaders Looking For Right Combo For CR And Stimulus
House Democratic leaders are working on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government beyond the end of the fiscal year and provide a stimulus to the economy. But deliberations continue over what the legislation will include, with the list getting longer, House Majority Leader Hoyer said Thursday.
From Politico.com
"After an emergency Capitol meeting Thursday night, the Bush administration and top leaders in Congress pledged to work together to greatly expand the government’s intervention in the financial markets to try to resolve the debt crisis that threatens the larger American economy.
The details of the proposal –and full scope of the exposure for taxpayers—are still unclear. But the basic concept of legislation being drafted by Treasury would authorize the government to begin to buy up illiquid assets in a systematic fashion rather than through ad hoc actions such as this week’s bailout of AIG.
Speed is a priority. Rather than create a separate entity to perform this function, Treasury appears to want to expand its own authority so the government can act more quickly.
Congress will almost certainly delay its adjournment next week to complete legislation."
socialism? when did we become a socialist society
You guys are great! I have enjoyed this fight simply because of you all and the gusto that you bring. We will prevail as long as the fight continues positively by working together and if not for ourselves then for our future whichis our children and our grandkids as Jackie has stated and that is enough to take on Congress!!! Good Night All
This seems very hopeful now - esp. since Congress is going to delay their break so things can get passed ! Plus Bush might go ahead and sign this into law right away - feeling lucky now ! Thanks all for your efforts ! Will be calling and e-mailing and faxing away tomorrow !
I Chihuahua, I hate moving…… Twice in one week! (LOL). I think some of the TROLLS fell out of the truck during the move.
I am tired of moving too...but we can't complain because we are getting more visibility and our voices are slowly being heard.
This bill alone has 17 co-sponsors already and I am hopeful more will join tomorrow when we all make a few phone calls once the state unemployment numbers come out. The other bill HR.6867 only had 1 co-sponsor. Says alot about how fast the House works and how big of a priority we are to them right now.
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