[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              UNEMPLOYMENT

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, the failure of the majority to bring the 
extension of unemployment insurance benefits up for a vote by December 
28 of last year has left many without a lifeline. Let's review these 
figures. On December 28, 1.3 million were immediately cut with no 
benefits; 1.9 million will be added by the end of the first 6 months of 
2014.
  Let's look at it another way. It means 72,000 every week. It also 
means one person every eight seconds in this country, the greatest 
country in this world. 200,000 of them are veterans. The loss of this 
benefit also means that our economy lost $5 billion in the first 3 
months of 2014.
  Mr. Speaker, two-thirds of America's people support the extension of 
unemployment benefits. The Democrats have signed a discharge petition. 
Please bring the extension to the floor. Remember, they are unemployed 
through no fault of their own. That is why they are entitled to these 
benefits.

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