[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, right now, 15 million out-of-work Americans 
are waiting on the Senate to extend unemployment benefits which 
contribute to paying mortgages, health care bills, utility bills and 
the cost of food when there isn't a paycheck coming in.
  The Democrats' unemployment bill will provide up to 99 weeks of 
unemployment checks, averaging about $300, to people whose 26 weeks of 
State-paid benefits have run out. The benefits would be extended 
through the end of November. In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll 
released July 13, more than six in ten Americans support congressional 
action to extend unemployment benefits for jobless workers.
  Earlier this month, the House passed the Restoration of Emergency 
Unemployment Compensation Act to restore and extend emergency 
unemployment benefits through November 30. Americans know these 
benefits not only are much needed, but they are their life support.

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