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Thursday, July 22: At long last, Congress has reauthorized federal unemployment insurance extensions, allowing 2.5 million people who have faced a lapse in benefits to be brought back into the program and keeping millions of additional families afloat through the fall. More information on the extensions will be posted shortly on our Ask the Expert page. In the meantime, please read NELP's statement on the extensions here.
Congress Reauthorizes Federal UI Extensions
What's New
NELP’s Andrew Stettner expounds on the economic value of extended jobless benefits. - 07.23.10
NELP Statement on June Employment Report - 07.02.10
Join NELP Partners Taking it to the Streets to Demand Aid for the Unemployed - 06.20.10
TAKE ACTION: Senate Delay Puts Unemployment Benefits & COBRA Subsidies in Jeopardy for Millions - 06.17.10
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - 06.17.10
Urge Your Senators to Take Action THIS WEEK on UI Benefits and COBRA - 06.14.10
TAKE ACTION: Jobs for America Now Federal Extension Campaign - 06.14.10
Families USA: The Pending Jobs Bill: People Most in Need Could Lose Health Care - 06.08.10
New Poll Finds 74% of Americans Think Congress Should Continue Health Subsidy & Jobless Benefits - 06.07.10
A Shocking New Hiring Trend: Unemployed Need NOT Apply - 06.04.10
What's New
When will unemployment checks be mailed? Not soon, CNN Money - 07.23.10
Five myths about unemployment, Washington Post - 07.22.10
The Value Of Extending Unemployment Benefits, NPR - 07.22.10
Congress Extends $34 Billion Jobless Benefits Package, Bloomberg - 07.22.10
Senate votes, 60-40, to advance jobless benefits legislation, Washington Post - 07.22.10
Another Jobless Benefit Extension: What It Will and Won’t Do, CBS Money Watch - 07.20.10
Senate Set to End Stalemate and Extend Jobless Aid, New York Times - 07.20.10
Presidential Remarks on the Economy, C-SPAN Video - 07.19.10
62% favor extending unemployment benefits, Washington Post - 07.13.10
Senate may extend federal jobless benefits next week, McClatchy - 07.13.10
Extension of unemployment pay should be Congress’ priority, Washington Post - 07.13.10
Jobless benefits extension is mired in political bickering, The Tennessean - 07.12.10
End of Census, and for Many, End of Job, New York Times - 07.12.10
Plenty of clouds hover over ‘recovery’, San Francisco Chronicle - 07.11.10
What to do when unemployment benefits expire, San Jose Mercury News - 07.10.10
What Should Obama and Congress Do About Jobs? - 07.07.10
Go long, Senator Brown, Boston Globe - 07.07.10
Congress, Fight Harder For The Unemployed, Campaign for America’s Future - 07.06.10
Unemployment rate dips as more workers leave labor force, LA Times - 07.02.10
Job Creation in Private Sector Remained Weak in June, New York Times - 07.02.10
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