Obey Applauds Senate Passage Of Unemployment Insurance Expansion

Press Release

Today, the U.S. Senate agreed to legislation passed by the House (H.R. 6867) to extend unemployment insurance benefits for Americans suffering in these difficult economic times. President Bush has already expressed his intent to sign the legislation.

Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey released the following statement applauding the Senate's action:

"I'm glad that the Senate has finally agreed to an expansion of unemployment benefits. There are hundreds of thousands of people exhausting their unemployment benefits and they need our help. But it is not enough to just provide some temporary income to people who have lost their jobs. We also have to take actions to strengthen the ability of this economy to create new jobs and to preserve other jobs that may be wiped out without strong government action."

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