Republicans want you to believe this is an impeachable offense! Shame on them. Congress is at a standstill on unemployment insurance. “Each week that Congress fails to restore that insurance, roughly 72,000 Americans will join the ranks of the long- term unemployed who’ve also lost their economic lifeline.” ~ President Obama Using his executive authority, the president also signed a memorandum Friday to ensure the federal government is giving the long-term unemployed the same consideration. Over 300 companies have signed onto the president’s initiative to help the long-term unemployed find jobs. These companies will make sure advertising does not discourage or discriminate against people who are unemployed; reviews procedures that are used in recruiting and hiring to make sure they don’t exclude people who are unemployed from consideration; and reviews recruiting practices to make sure all types of candidates, including the long-term unemployed, are encouraged to apply for jobs. abcnews.go/blogs/politics/2014/01/300-companies-join-obama-in-commitment-to-help-long-term-unemployed/
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:17:54 +0000
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