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  • Latest Action: Apr 15, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

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  • Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means - Income Security and Family Support

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  • 0% of users oppose H.R.5688

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    • On May 16, 2008, by Anonymous - Pass this Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      As noted by Anonymous, a user on OpenCongress.org, on May 16, 2008, "Pass this Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
    • On June 04, 2008, by Anonymous - Anon you need a new calculater get down to Walmart soon. This bill puts some of the burden on the states that couldn't care for their own citizens.. Michigan for one with over paid state employees and Mayors giving jobs and money to his relatives..

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      As noted by Anonymous, a user on OpenCongress.org, on June 04, 2008, "Anon you need a new calculater get down to Walmart soon. This bill puts some of the burden on the states that couldn't care for their own citizens.. Michigan for one with over paid state employees and Mayors giving jobs and money to his relatives.."
    • On June 04, 2008, by Anonymous - Ear Marks, Pork barrel spending, hedge funds ====Democrats that have padded the war bill so much it is impossible to pass...

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      As noted by Anonymous, a user on OpenCongress.org, on June 04, 2008, "Ear Marks, Pork barrel spending, hedge funds ====Democrats that have padded the war bill so much it is impossible to pass..."

    Highly Rated Blog Articles

    • CQ Today - Extension of Unemployment Benefits Fails in House - June 10, 2008 by CQ Midday - Republican Ways and Means member Jerry Weller of Illinois has a proposal ( HR 5688 ) to provide an additional 13 weeks for states that have an above-average unemployment rate, experienced a 20 percent rise in unemployment rates in the ...

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      As noted by CQ Midday on June 10, 2008, "Republican Ways and Means member Jerry Weller of Illinois has a proposal ( HR 5688 ) to provide an additional 13 weeks for states that have an above-average unemployment rate, experienced a 20 percent rise in unemployment rates in the ..." (http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002894978.html)
    • current law and selected proposals extending unemployment compensation - May 08, 2008 by digitalcommons@ILR - ... to temporarily extend the duration of unemployment compensation (uc) include the proposal in the senate committee on finance report of the economic stimulus act of 2008 dated january 30, 2008, hr 4934, s. 2544, hr 5688, and hr 5749. ...

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      As noted by digitalcommons@ILR on May 08, 2008, "... to temporarily extend the duration of unemployment compensation (uc) include the proposal in the senate committee on finance report of the economic stimulus act of 2008 dated january 30, 2008, hr 4934, s. 2544, hr 5688, and hr 5749. ..." (http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/510)
    • OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.4934 Emergency Unemployment ... - April 27, 2008 by Open Congress : Blog Articles for HR4934... - Related Bills:. S.2544 · H.R.5749 · H.R.5688. Related Issue Areas:. Unemployment insurance · Unemployment · State laws · State and local government · 10 more · Labor statistics · Intergovernmental fis

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      As noted by Open Congress : Blog Articles for HR4934... on April 27, 2008, "Related Bills:. S.2544 · H.R.5749 · H.R.5688. Related Issue Areas:. Unemployment insurance · Unemployment · State laws · State and local government · 10 more · Labor statistics · Intergovernmental fis" (http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4934/show)

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