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2011
NELP: Unemployed Americans Breathe a Sigh of Relief (12/22/11) The National Journal: House Republicans Agree To Payroll Deal (12/22/11) Democratic Policy and Communications Center: Papers Across the Country Agree: House GOP Brinkmanship Risks Jan. 1st Tax Hike on Middle Class (12/21/11) Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: House Republicans: Gambling With Millions of Lives (12/21/11) NELP: Holiday Message from House of Representatives to Long-Term Unemployed: "Tis Better to Abandon You than to Compromise" (12/21/11) EPI Working Economics: Continuing Extended UI Benefits Will Make the Labor Market Stronger (12/20/11) NELP: NELP Calls for House Vote on Senate Bill Extending Unemployment Insurance (12/20/11) HNR: Victory for In-Home Care Workers: Obama Administration Announces New Rules to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections (12/16/11) HNR: Congress Poised to Pass Omnibus Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriation Bill (12/16/11) HNR: Congress Not Anxious to Raise Working Families' Taxes in January (12/16/11) NELP: NELP Statement on House Vote on H.R. 3630 (12/13/11) The National Journal: Public Wants Payroll Cut Even With Deficit (12/6/11) HNR: Congress Passes Provision in President’s Jobs Bill (11/22/11) NELP: Super Committee Failure Deals Blow to Unemployed Americans & Economy as December 31st UI Expiration Looms(11/21/11) NELP: October Jobs Report: Demand for Work Continues to Vastly Outstrip Supply of Jobs (11/18/11) EPI: Minimal Improvement in Job-finding Prospects (11/8/11) EPI: Labor Market Will Lose Over Half a Million Jobs if UI Extensions Expire in 2012 (11/4/11) NELP: State Data on January UI Exhaustees (October 2011) HNR: Republicans – and a Few Democrats – Block the President's Jobs Package (10/31/11) Deborah Weinstein in HuffPost Politics: The Senate's Turn: Time to Pass the American Jobs Act (10/10/11) HNR: First Vote on American Jobs Act Scheduled in Senate for Tuesday, October 11 (10/10/11) HNR: Congress Passes Short-Term FY2012 Spending Bill (10/10/11) NWLC: Jobs Report Shows Women Gained only 4,000 of 103,000 New Jobs, Says NWLC (10/7/11) CHN: Letter to the Senate on the American Jobs Act (10/6/11) NELP: What Is Causing Record-High Teen Unemployment? (October 2011) EPI: EPI Supports "FAST" Legislation Introduced Yesterday (9/22/11) HNR: The President's Job Creation Package (9/16/11) Deborah Weinstein in HuffPost Politics: Mr. President: This is What We Need (9/2/11) Economic Policy Institute: Putting America Back to Work: Policies for Job Creation and Stronger Economic Growth (9/2/11) Economic Policy Institute: What's Missing from the Debt Ceiling Debate? Jobs (8/1/11) Arthur Delany in the Huffington Post: Unemployment: No Extended Benefits For People Laid Off From Now On (6/30/11) CLASP: How Quickly We Forget (6/29/11) Ways and Means Committee: NEWS: Republican Bill Ending Guarantee of Federal Unemployment Insurance Even Worse than Advertised (6/2/11) HNR: Congress Looking to Change Unemployment Insurance; House to Consider So-Called "Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011" (5/31/11) NELP: April Job Gains Offer Small Dent in 11 Million Jobs Deficit (5/6/11) NELP: Missouri Senate Adds Injury to Insult In Move to Cut Unemployment Insurance (4/11/11) Campaign For America's Future: Conservatives Closing the Road to Jobs and Recovery (2/14/11)
2010
Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein and Wade Henderson in the Orlando Sentinel: Congress Should Invest in Our Needy Families (12/22/10) HNR: The Wealthiest Hold 98% of Americans Hostage to Gain Billions in the Tax Deal; Unemployment Insurance is Extended, but the Cost is High (12/22/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: The Economy - and the Unemployed - Held Hostage (12/8/10)NELP: Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) Blocks Bill to Renew Federal Unemployment Benefits (12/1/10) WOW Press Statement: Grim Holiday and New Year Predicted for Women-Headed Families (12/1/10) HNR: Will Congress Continue Jobless Benefits to Help the Unemployed, Their Families and the Economy? (11/29/10) HNR: Senate Republicans Say “No” to Women (11/29/10) The Nation: Will Congress Turn Its Back on Jobless Americans? (11/23/10) Half in Ten press release: New Poll Reveals Widespread Public Support for Programs Aiding Low-Income and Out-of-Work Americans (11/22/10) See memo from Hart Research Associates detailing poll results here. CBO: Letter to the Honorable Jim McDermott--Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Family Income of the Unemployed (11/17/10) Main Street Alliance: Why "Get a Job, Any Job" Is Bad Policy for Businesses and Workers (11/11/10) Huffington Post: Failure to Reauthorize Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Economy, Say Economists (11/9/10) The Charleston Gazette: Extend Jobless Benefits (11/8/10) NCLR: Unemployment Woes Plague Latino Voters (11/5/10) NELP Statement on September Employment Report (10/8/10) HNR: Congress Must Extend Unemployment Benefits in Lame Duck Session (10/5/10) HNR: Congress Lets Successful Job Creation Program Expire (10/5/10) EPI: Employment Growth Continues Subpar Performance (9/3/10) CBPP: Walking Away From a Win-Win-Win (9/2/10) HNR: Congress Enacts Medicaid and Education Aid Urgently Needed by States (8/11/10) HNR: Pressure Mounts to Cut FY 2011 Domestic Appropriations; Senate Labor-HHS-Ed Bill Approved in Full Committee (8/11/10) Rockefeller Institute: State & Local Employment Down Since Start of Recession (8/10/10) HNR: House and Senate Set FY 2011 Spending Targets Lower Than President’s; Spending Tight, but Some Growth in House Labor-HHS Appropriations (7/26/10) HNR: Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers (7/26/10) Op-Ed by Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: The Recession Generation: Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Long-Term Damage (7/27/10) Press Release: Recession Generation Report Shows Impact of Recession on Children and Young Adults (7/26/10) HNR: Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers (7/26/10) HNR: 37 Senators and 153 Reps. Vote to Deny UI to 2 Million; And Those Who Vote No Endanger State Aid, Youth Jobs, and TANF Emergency Funds (7/2/10) HNR: Efforts to Provide Needed Relief to Unemployed and States Falling Short in the Senate (6/18/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: Help for a Fragile Economy (6/15/10) HNR: Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire – Again And Blue Dogs Abandon Recession-Torn States (6/2/10) CHN letter to Senators in strong support of The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, H.R. 4213 (5/27/10) CHN letter to Speaker Pelosi in strong support of The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, H.R. 4213 (5/21/10) CHN issues letter to House in strong support of the TANF Emergency Fund extension, expected to be part of The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010(H.R. 4213) (5/20/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: Congress Needs to Listen to the Voices of Real People - Not Sound Bites (5/18/10) HNR: Clock is Running Down on Extending Unemployment Benefits (5/11/10) Op-ed by Ross Eisenbrey on the Huffington Post: The Real Deficit Crisis: Jobs (5/7/10) HNR: Jobless Benefits Restored; Action on Long-Term Jobs Measures Pending (4/26/10) Op-ed by Deepak Bhargava on the Huffington Post: Jobs We Can Believe In (4/7/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: The Senate Lets Unemployment Benefits Expire (4/5/10) HNR: Kicking the Jobless When They’re Down Unemployment Insurance Expires; But Some Jobs Measures Advance in Congress (3/29/10) HNR: Unemployment Insurance Back on Track; Jobs Bills Move in Senate and House (3/12/10) HNR: Senate Passes Jobs Bill; Abandons Unemployed Workers (3/1/10) Op-ed by Beatty Brasch in the Lincoln Journal Star: Helping Those Most in Need Get Jobs Helps Everyone (2/11/10) Op-ed by Patti O'Callaghan in the JConline.com: State Needs to Help Working Families (2/2/10) HNR: Unemployment Insurance Extension Is Urgently Needed (1/29/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: What I'll be Listening for Tonight (1/27/10) Op-ed by Sharon Parks in the Freep.com: Economic Inequities Worsen in Recession (1/18/10)
2009
HNR: House Passes a Jobs Bill; But Final Enactment Awaits the New Year (12/23/09) HNR: Climate Change Legislation in the Senate Waits Until Next Year (12/23/09) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: An Effective Jobs Program Needs to Target Those Who Are Hurting Most (12/18/09) Baltimore Sun, MD: Time for Government to Invest in Jobs by Don Mathis (11/19/09) New York Nonprofit Press: A Jobs Agenda for Sustained and Shared Recovery by Janice Tosto (November 2009) HNR: Pressure Intensifies on Washington to Create More Jobs (11/13/09) HNR: Relief Comes for Long-Term Unemployed Workers (11/13/09) NELP: October Jobs Numbers: Unemployment Rate Jumps Past 10% (11/6/09) HNR: Senate Will Vote to Break Logjam on Unemployment Insurance (11/02/09) HNR: Senate Climate Bill Takes Important Steps To Curb Global Warming; Does Less than the House Bill to Protect Low-Income Consumers (11/02/09) HNR: Unemployment Insurance Extension Awaits Senate Approval (10/16/09) HNR: As Joblessness Rises, Congress Takes Steps to Extend Unemployment Insurance (9/23/09) NILC: Symbolic Immigration Enforcement Measures Passed by the Senate Will Hurt All Workers (7/10/09) HNR: House Passes Landmark Climate Change Legislation (7/1/09) CBPP: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the May Employment Report (6/5/09) HNR: Action on Energy Bills in the House and Senate (5/29/09) HNR: Protecting Low-Income People While Protecting the Planet from Climate Change (5/11/09) HNR: National Service Legislation Ready for President’s Signature (4/6/09) HNR: Pay Equity Bill is First President Obama Signs (2/3/09) HNR: House Passes Bills Addressing Discrimination in the Workplace (1/16/09) NELP: Statement of Christine L. Owens, Executive Director, on the December 2008 Employment Report (1/9/09) CBPP: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the December Employment Report (1/9/09)
2008
CBPP: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the November Employment Report (12/5/08) CBPP: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the August Employment Report (9/5/08) NWLC: Unemployment Rate Rises Twice as Fast for Women (9/5/08) CBPP: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the July Employment Report (8/1/08) HNR: Millions Running Out of Jobless Benefits: House Takes Strong Vote to Help (6/13/08) House Ways & Means Committee: Letters of Support for Unemployment Insurance Extension (6/9/08) HNR: Employment Verification System Dangerous for U.S. Workers and Vulnerable Populations (4/14/08) 2007
HNR: Congress Finishes Head Start and Leaves Some Unfinished Business (12/21/07) HNR: Unemployment Insurance Reforms Pass in House; President Threatens Veto (11/13/07) HNR: Legislation Would Overturn Court Pay Discrimination Ruling (8/3/07) HNR: Paid Leave Proposed for American Workers (7/23/07) HNR: Workers Lose As Senate Legislation Fails (6/29/07) HNR: Healthy Families Act Introduced (4/20/07) HNR: Bill Reducing Roadblock to Unionization Passes in House; Slower Going in Senate (4/20/07)
2006
WOW: Reality Check: Promoting Self-Sufficiency in the Public Workforce System (6/23/06) CEPR: The Rise and Fall of the Minimum Wage (1946-2006): The Federal Minimum Wage Is at Its Lowest Point in 50 Years (6/23/06)
2005
NYTimes: GOP Forces $50 Billion in Budget Cuts Through House (11/18/05) HNR: Appropriations Bills Moving Towards Completion; Across-the-Board Cuts Threatened (11/11/05) HNR: Senate Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (10/28/05) HNR: White House Forced to Back Down on Davis-Bacon Wage Protections (10/28/05) HNR: Congress Enacts Legislation to Extend Medicare Premium Subsidies and Transitional Medicaid; Also Shores Up Shrinking Unemployment Funds for Gulf States (10/28/05) WashPost: Prevailing Wages to Be Paid Again on Gulf Coast (10/27/05) HNR: House Presses for Even Larger Cuts to Low-Income Services (10/14/05) HNR: Hurricane Victims Needing Help Encounter Red Tape, Courtesy of White House, Congress (9/30/05) HNR: Congress Approves Stop-Gap Measure to Keep Government Running (9/30/05) HNR: Washington Focuses on Aiding Gulf Coast Victims (9/16/05) NYT Op-Ed: Summer of Our Discontent (8/26/05) (on wages and employment) Washington Times Editorial: The Facts on Wage Trends (8/25/05) Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Low Wage Workers Seen As Growing Force (8/18/05) HNR: Senate Committee Agrees to Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (7/22/05) HNR: House Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (7/1/05) HNR: Bill Funding Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education Moves in House (6/17/05) USAToday: States Say $5.15 an Hour Too Little (5/30/05) USAToday: Families, Medical Leave Act at Center of Hot Debate (5/25/05) HNR: Senate HELP Committee Approves Workforce Training Bill (5/20/05) HNR: Reconciliation Instructions Put Human Needs Programs at Risk (5/20/05) HNR: Congress Ponders Multiple Tax Cuts (5/20/05) WP: Retirement's Unraveling Safety Net (5/15/05) NY Times Op-Ed: The Young and the Jobless (5/12/05) AFL-CIO: Unions Fight Bush Administration Efforts to Limit Family Medical Leave (5/4/05) HNR: Congress Approves a Final Budget Resolution (4/29/05) WP Op-Ed: Remember the Raise? (4/20/05) HNR: Budget Conference Committee to Contemplate Deep Cuts to Human Needs Programs (4/15/05) LA Times: Wages Lagging Behind Prices and Healthcare Costs (4/11/05) HNR: FY 2006 Budget Resolutions Clear House, Senate Floor (4/1/05) HNR: House and Senate Committees Pass Budget Resolutions for FY 2006 (3/11/05) HNR: Deep Cuts in the President's Budget; Committees Ready to Act (2/25/05) HNR: WIA Reauthorization Bill To Be Marked Up in Subcommittee (2/4/05)
2004
Nation: Working and Poor in the USA (12/17/04) HNR: Congress Passes Massive Spending Bill (11/24/04) NYTimes: Spending Bill Makes a Winner of Mars Program; But Many Losers Elsewhere (11/23/04) HNR: Congress Unlikely to Complete Appropriations Before Adjournment (9/17/04) HNR: House Committee Approves Bill Funding Departments of Labor, HHS and Education (7/16/04) HNR: National Paid Sick Leave Legislation is Introduced in the House and Senate (7/2/04) HNR: House Passes Personal Re-Employment Account Bill (6/4/04) WP: Across America, War Means Jobs (5/11/04) NY Times: Growth of Jobs Reinforces Hopes of Sustained Turnaround (5/7/04) HNR: Senate Votes to Overturn Labor Department's Revised Overtime Pay Proposal (5/7/04) HNR: Department Of Labor Revises Overtime Pay Rule Proposal (4/23/04) WP: High Court Will Review Age Bias in the Workplace (3/30/04) WP: Overtime Pay Battle Threatens Trade Bill (3/24/04) HNR: Majority Of Senators Support Restoration Of TEUC (3/4/04) HNR: Transportation Reauthorization Bill Moves in Senate (3/4/04) NY Times Op-Ed: Total Poverty Awareness (2/21/04) WP: Bush Backs Off Job Forecast (2/19/04) CDF: Youth Employment Rate Fell to Lowest Level For January in 39 Years (2/18/04) HNR: CHN Releases Analysis of President's Budget (3/4/04) HNR: Congress Attempts To Restore TEUC Program (2/13/04) CBPP/EPI: Administration's Job Creation Projections Miss the Mark (2/12/04) WP: Senate Panel to Examine Overtime (1/20/04) NY Times Editorial: Gaming Overtime (1/20/04) NY Times Op-Ed: Call It the Family Risk Factor (1/11/04) NY Times: Bush Seeks Ways to Create Jobs, and Fast (1/10/04) => Back to Labor and Employment Main Page
