President Obama signs H.R. 4213 at the Oval Office, which extends initial eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation and 100 percent Federal funding for extended unemployment insurance benefits through November 30, 2010.
By H. Nelson Goodson
July 22, 2010
Washington, D.C. - President Barack H. Obama didn't take long to sign the federal extended benefit bill. Shortly after the House passed it, Obama signed the bill making it possible for more than 2.5 million jobless Americans whose benefits ran out to continue getting extended benefits.
In some states, the unemployed will resume retroactive payments and in other states benefits will become available within a week to three weeks. The U.S. Senate passed the bill and today the House passed the bill providing $34 billion in unemployment insurance benefit aid for Americans out work for more than six months through no fault of their own.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213 shortly after 2:00 p.m. to extend federal unemployment benefits more than 2.5 million Americans, which by the weekend will reached 3 million. Their benefits had ran out and U.S. Senate Republicans blocked the bill three times and tried to stall it for 30 hours, until Democrats finally cleared it and sent the bill to the House for approval.
The House vote was 272 to 152, including 3 Republicans who joined 241 Democrats in supporting the measure. Voting against extending benefits to jobless Americans were 142 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
Republicans and the GOP have gained the label as being un-American for opposing the jobless benefit measure to the end and they have previously blocked Democrat aid to states, which with the aid could have improved the states economy.
Connected by MOTOBLUR™ on T-Mobile
By H. Nelson Goodson
July 22, 2010
Washington, D.C. - President Barack H. Obama didn't take long to sign the federal extended benefit bill. Shortly after the House passed it, Obama signed the bill making it possible for more than 2.5 million jobless Americans whose benefits ran out to continue getting extended benefits.
In some states, the unemployed will resume retroactive payments and in other states benefits will become available within a week to three weeks. The U.S. Senate passed the bill and today the House passed the bill providing $34 billion in unemployment insurance benefit aid for Americans out work for more than six months through no fault of their own.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213 shortly after 2:00 p.m. to extend federal unemployment benefits more than 2.5 million Americans, which by the weekend will reached 3 million. Their benefits had ran out and U.S. Senate Republicans blocked the bill three times and tried to stall it for 30 hours, until Democrats finally cleared it and sent the bill to the House for approval.
The House vote was 272 to 152, including 3 Republicans who joined 241 Democrats in supporting the measure. Voting against extending benefits to jobless Americans were 142 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
Republicans and the GOP have gained the label as being un-American for opposing the jobless benefit measure to the end and they have previously blocked Democrat aid to states, which with the aid could have improved the states economy.
Connected by MOTOBLUR™ on T-Mobile
No comments:
Post a Comment