Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly extended unemployment insurance to provide seven additional weeks of benefits - and six more weeks on top of that in the hardest hit states- for those whose unemployment insurance has expired.
"Extending unemployment insurance is the right thing to do to give Nebraskans who are struggling some extra time to get back on their feet in these very tough economic times. While Nebraska's unemployment rate is much lower than the national average, that doesn't mean things are better for the thousands of Nebraskans who are out of work and looking for new employment. We need to help them afford their daily costs of living."
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