Happening RIGHT NOW in Congress: Senator Reed: (2:46 PM) Spoke on the unemployment insurance extension. Senators Heller, Merkley, Collins, Booker, Portman, Brown, Murkowski, Durbin and Kirk have introduced a bill to continue emergency unemployment insurance for five months retroactive from December 28. As I have advocated, this bill contains no cuts to the weeks of benefits available or the structure of the tiers of benefits, nor does it include other problematic policy changes. It is, however, fully paid for and includes some positive reforms that better align the unemployment insurance and work force systems to help get people back to work sooner. Senator Heller: (2:52 PM) Spoke on the unemployment insurance extension. I believe that weve reached a compromise that will garner enough support in the Senate to help 1.3 million unemployed Americans get back on their feet as they look for work in the toughest job market in decades. This bill is a responsible, fully paid-for, temporary extension of unemployment insurance benefits that expired in December. It addresses concern that any further extensions ought to be paid for.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:23:55 +0000