[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               EXPIRING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, this global pandemic has devastated 
Nevada's economy, forcing thousands of Nevadans to be laid off from 
work.
  Nevada's unemployment rate was last reported to be 11.8 percent. My 
hometown of North Las Vegas reported the State's highest unemployment 
rate at 14.6 percent.
  Nevada's families are hurting.
  Constituents contact my office every single day about their 
unemployment insurance concerns, especially regarding the Federal 
unemployment compensation benefits which expire at the end of this 
month.
  Now that this pandemic is ravaging our country again, many States and 
localities are considering more stay-at-home orders.
  We in Congress must act to make sure Americans who are unable to work 
because of this virus receive the Federal unemployment compensation 
that they need to survive until we get a vaccine that is free and 
available to everyone.
  It is my hope that any COVID relief package that becomes law provides 
extended unemployment insurance benefits, direct cash payments, and 
additional State and local funding so that we can provide support to 
people who need it the most.

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