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National H.R. 589

No unemployment extension equals suicide

It is official; the United States Republican Party has blood on its hands! An Ann Arbor father of three has committed suicide by shooting himself....
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99ers and The Long-term Unemployed, The Elephants in the Economic Recovery Room

The latest BLS employment report showed a gain of 244,000 jobs for April, which was trumpeted by the Obama administration and the media as a...
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H.R. 589 discussed, but no timetable for action. It's a matter of life and death

Today Crewof42 released an H.R. 589 update:Today the CBC met with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley for about an hour. During the meeting the...
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Corporation outsourcing millions of American jobs: H.R. 589 remains in limbo

In Congress and Obama ignore the anguish of 99ers and the long-term unemployedit was mentioned how both Congress and Obama are ignoring the human...
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99er population rises dramatically by 127,000. The long-term unemployment report

The March Employment Report was again pumped as another victory in the war against unemployment. It’s unfortunate that most main stream media...
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Congress and the media battle over the merits of H.R. 589 for 99ers

For those who have exhausted all available unemployment benefits – often called 99ers – the importance of a quick passage of H.R. 589...
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States cutting unemployment benefits: the good, the bad and the ugly. H.R 589

Last week saw a number of state actions regarding unemployment benefits. Some actions were helpful while others could be punishing to the...
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Legislation to assist 99ers goes to committee in House of Representatives

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives to assist the long-term unemployed has been sent to committee. H.R. 589 (formerly known as H.R....
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