[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  EXTEND FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I am calling, again, on the House to 
introduce a dose of democracy into this body.
  For months, since December 28, millions of Americans have lost their 
extended unemployment benefits. We were elected to represent the will 
of the people, to chart a course for this country, and to deal with the 
exigent needs of those Americans who are struggling.
  A majority of this House is ready to do that. A majority of this 
House would vote to extend Federal unemployment benefits to prevent 
people who have worked hard for their entire lives from losing 
everything that they have worked for because this body fails to act.
  A majority is for it--a majority of the people and a majority of this 
House. The Senate will pass unemployment extension. They did once 
already. The President will sign it.
  It is incumbent upon us to do the will of the people. If we do not do 
this, we bear responsibility for the fact that, for generations, 
poverty could be inflicted upon people who have worked hard their 
entire lives and stand a chance of losing everything simply because we 
won't act.

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