[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  (Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend I went door 
to door in Waterbury, Connecticut, where unemployment today is 14.1 
percent. Guess what everybody wanted to talk about? They wanted to talk 
jobs. People in Waterbury never shied away from hard work. This is the 
Brass City. It's due to its rich history of manufacturing, making 
things from Boulder Dam in Colorado to munitions for World War II and 
Korea.
  And today the unemployed in Waterbury aren't just sitting on their 
hands waiting for a job to drop in their lap. And unlike some on the 
right try to suggest, they're not looking for a handout either. They 
just need some help getting through this recession.
  Outside the city limits of D.C., patience is running thin with the 
Republicans who are playing politics with people's ability to buy 
groceries and simply make ends meet during tough times.
  We can come out of this recession stronger than ever, but Congress 
needs to do the right thing and extend unemployment benefits for people 
in Waterbury and all across this country.

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