[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2556-H2557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                ONE VOICE FROM KENTUCKY'S THIRD DISTRICT

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, this story comes from Kathryn French in my 
hometown of Louisville, Kentucky:
  ``John, I am a 51-year-old female. I was released from my third job 
in the past 9 years 8 months ago. I have a business degree from U of L. 
I have held management and sales positions for over 25 years, making 
about $50,000 a year. I also have a husband of 25 years who, 
thankfully, has always worked hard, and we are getting by, but we have 
a mortgage and two sons in college at U of L, not to mention telephone, 
cell phones, cable, heating, air conditioning, car payments, insurance, 
et cetera. I'm not getting many interviews; too qualified, or too old. 
And it's hard to start over again. Then I hear Republicans say things 
like ``if you extend unemployment then they won't look for a job.'' I 
already had to

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cash out my 401(k)--and suffer a 10 percent penalty on top of taxes and 
losses in the stock market. If I'm having a hard time, what are others 
doing without the support I have from family and friends?''
  That was Kathryn French, one voice from Kentucky's Third District.

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