[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE EXTENSION

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to extend 
the critical unemployment insurance lifeline to the 1.3 million 
Americans who have already lost coverage.
  Tragically, another 1.9 million Americans are set to lose benefits 
over the first 6 months of this year if we do not act. In California 
alone, over 214,000 people have already lost their unemployment 
coverage, including 19,000 people in San Diego County and 3,500 people 
in Imperial County.
  Approximately 326,000 more Californians stand to lose their coverage 
in the first 6 months of 2014. With unemployment unacceptably high, now 
is not the time to take money out of the pockets of those who are 
struggling.
  For jobless Americans, unemployment benefits are used to purchase 
basic lifeline needs like food and shelter and immediate necessities. 
The time is clicking. Let's do the right thing.

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