Bush and Senate Republicans Obstruct Unemployment Extensions

http://cantwell.senate.gov/news/releases/2004_02_12_ui.html

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http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html

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http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

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The economy created just 21,000 jobs in February of
2004. Bush, and many Senate Republicans have managed to cut off 760,000 people from their unemployment extensions.

Many of these people are unable to pay for food for
their children, health insurance, car payments, and
housing payments. Still many Senate Republicans
continue to act as if the funds are not available.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has come
out in favor of unemployment extensions. Senator
McCain, and Senator Dole have also endorsed the
extensions.

Keep on emailing the Senate to approve the extensions.

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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8144483.htm

http://www.cbpp.org/2-25-04ui-pr.htm

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http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/news/2003/2003C22827.html

I am unemployed and my extension has been denied i have 4 boys to feed on my own now what do i do ive been looking for work pres why did you do this to my kids? lisa betts

Became one of the thousands to help our President with the Transportation Security Administration. Unfortunately I was reduced in force. Now my unemployment has ended and I no longer can receive an extension. Even though upon being RIF'd I was given the information on how to request an extension. Seems to me that I did my duty for our president and our country, to make a more secure way to travel. But, now I am left on the short end of the stick.

All I can said is the america people better wake up. Bush is for the rich man, and the rich man own Bush and ever other
republican. Middle class wake up.

Senator Maria Cantwell offered another amendment to try to prevent 1.1 million laid off workers from being cut off their unemployment extensions on March 31, 2004.
The Bush Administration, and some Republican leaders in the Senate have again obstructed the Cantwell Amendment, and cut off 1.1 million workers from their extensions.

The need for unemployment extensions is severe in many areas, because of low job creation rates. Children of the unemployed are going without food in many areas,
and eviction, and foreclosure rates are increasing. Workers need the Senate to approve the unemployment extensions now, so that they have a few more weeks to look for work.

Republican Senators Voinovich, and Senator Grassley have expressed an interest in extending unemployment benefits, or of at least allowing another vote. The unemployment extensions may be picking up bipartisan support.

Email the Senate to reauthorize the unemployment extensions:

http://action.nelp.org/action/

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

For more information check out:

http://cantwell.senate.gov/news/releases/2004_03_31_ui.html

http://www.unemployedworkers.org/extend_jobless_benefits/extupdate042903.cfm

The Cantwell Amendment failed again on May 12, 2004, even though the amendment had 59 votes. The Amendment to extend unemployment benefits was on a corporate tax bill, which fell one vote short 59-40.

As a result, 1.1 million laid of workers will be left with nothing as Republican leaders in the Senate, such as Senator Frist, continued their war against the American worker. The
children of many of the unemployed are hungry, and malnourished. Many of the unemployed are either already homeless, or facing the prospect of evictions, or foreclosures because of Bush, and the US Senate.

Senator Kerry was once again not present for this critical vote for unemployment extensions, and was campaigning in Kentucky. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell also voted against the unemployment extensions, after having said he supposedly favored the extensions.

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