[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, it is cold outside, and for too many 
Americans who have been unemployed for too long because this Congress 
has failed to act, it is now a little bit harder for those Americans 
who are actively seeking work to get the emergency unemployment 
benefits that they need so that they can keep their homes warm for them 
and their families as they continue to seek employment.
  For the 1.3 million Americans that we left behind by failing to 
extend emergency unemployment benefits before we left, this is the week 
when the check stops. This is the week when it becomes more difficult 
for them to keep a roof over their heads, to keep a warm environment 
for their families as they continue to seek employment.
  Mr. Speaker, we have an obligation to move forward and make sure that 
those benefits are continued. It is the right thing to do. It is time 
for this Congress to act.

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