Senator Nelson: Unemployment Benefits Can Be Paid For
Statement
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income
Today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson issued this statement after voting in opposition to a bill extending unemployment benefits paid for with new government spending that adds to the more than $1 trillion federal deficit:
"I support extending unemployment benefits for Nebraskans and Americans who remain out of work. However, I opposed the Senate's unemployment bill today because it should have, and it could have, been paid for.
"I oppose another $33 billion in deficit spending and increasing the debt. The six-month extension of unemployment benefits is a priority that can and should be funded. Some of the $70 billion in offsets included in earlier proposals could have been used to offset the $33 billion in new spending in this bill."
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