Back in session after holiday break, the Senate will hold a procedural vote Monday evening on whether to reinstate unemployment benefits to more than 1 million Americans, as a compromise deal struggles for the votes it needs for passage. The extension to unemployment benefits was a casualty of December budget negotiations, but Senate Majority Leader… Continue reading Democrats to Bring Unemployment Bill to Senate – Republicans Still Oposing Benefits
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President’s Weekly Address – We Must Extend Unemployment Insurance – Video
President Obama used his first weekly address of 2014 to urge Republicans to joint Democrats in doing what they should for the unemployed – extending unemployment insurance. For decades, Republicans and Democrats put partisanship and ideology aside to offer some security for job-seekers, even when the unemployment rate was lower than it is today. Instead… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – We Must Extend Unemployment Insurance – Video
President’s Weekly Address: Extending the Unemployment Benefits
President Obama used his weekly address to continue his call for Congress to extend unemployment benefits. … if Members of Congress don’t act before they leave on their vacations, 1.3 million Americans will lose this lifeline. These are people we know. They’re our friends and neighbors; they sit next to us in church and volunteer… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address: Extending the Unemployment Benefits
Seniors Already Benefiting From Obama’s Health Care Reform
The nay sayers will say otherwise, but the facts are here and they’re here for all to see. The benefits of President Obama’s Health care Reform have already began to kick in, and seniors are benefiting tremendously. Here are a few of those benefits: Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their… Continue reading Seniors Already Benefiting From Obama’s Health Care Reform