Background on this topic
Unemployment Insurance
Latest News
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) Arthur Delaney and Ryan Grim in the Huffington Post: House Democrats To Push to Equalize Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Unemployment Extension [UPDATE: Resolution Not Brought to a Vote] (12/14/10) 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) HNR: Will Congress Continue Jobless Benefits to Help the Unemployed, Their Families and the Economy? (11/29/10) The Nation: Will Congress Turn Its Back on Jobless Americans? (11/23/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: Michelle Bachmann's Very Bad Choice: Extending Tax Cuts for the Rich While Ending Unemployment Insurance for the Jobless (11/18/10) CBO: Letter to the Honorable Jim McDermott--Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Family Income of the Unemployed (11/17/10) Children’s Advocates Write to Congress About Urgent Children’s Economic Security Needs (11/16/10) => More News Policy Analyses and Research
Center for American Progress: The Economic Case for Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (November 2010) Hart Research Associates: Key FindingsFrom Survey on UI Benefits (11/15/10) CBPP: Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits Have Never Ended With Unemployment So High (11/10/10) NELP: A Long Road Ahead: Why Federal Benefit Extensions are Crucial to the Economy in 2011 (11/5/10) CHN: Issues to be Resolved in the Lame Duck Session (11/4/10) => More Policy Analyses and Research
Government Resources
House Ways and Means Committee: Unemployment Extension Briefing Materials (6/9/08) Includes reasons for extending benefits; a brief summary of "The Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act" H.R. 5749; and the estimated number of workers by state eligible for extended unemployment benefits under H.R. 5749. Status of S. 1062 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005 (introduced by Sen. Kennedy 5/18/05) Status of S 923 Economic Security Act of 2003 (introduced by Sen. Kennedy 4/11/03) Status of HR 3554 TEUC and EB Amendments Act of 2003 (introduced by Rep. McDermott 11/20/03)
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Laid Off and Left Out Webinar (11/15/10)
