Can't find an answer--

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  1. hhicshg

    hhicshg Well-Known Member

    Could someone tell me or point me in the right direction to find an answer to my question???? PPPPLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEE???
    If Congress does not approve the unemployment benefits extension does that impact everyone who is drawing it or it for those who will exhaust the 99 week extension? I can't find what they are actually doing away with.

    Thank you a lot...
     
  2. bandmom

    bandmom Well-Known Member

    [FONT=verdana, arial]Have you tried calling or emailing them to ask?

    Office in the Johnston County Area

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    Smithfield , NC 27577
    Office Hours:
    Mon - Fri
    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

    Phone: 919.934.0536
    Jobs Line: 800.768.5627
    Fax: 919.934.1369
    EMail Address:
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  3. Sherry A.

    Sherry A. Well-Known Member

    http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Senate-Fails-Pass-Unemployment-Extension-56487-1.html

    Senate Fails to Pass Unemployment Extension
    Washington, D.C. (November 30, 2010)

    By Accounting Today Staff


    The Senate failed Tuesday to pass legislation to continue eligibility for federal unemployment benefits for one year.

    Max Baucus

    Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., who introduced the Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act on Monday, vowed to keep fighting to help strengthen the economy and help jobless workers by continuing federal unemployment insurance benefits.

    Extended unemployment benefits expired Tuesday, and unless Congress acts, federal unemployment benefits will be terminated – leading almost 800,000 out-of-work Americans to lose these critical benefits by the end of next week and two million Americans to by the end of the year.

    “Extending these benefits is crucial for our economy and for those who’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own,” said Baucus in a statement. “Taking away these benefits only places greater strain on out-of-work Americans already struggling to put food on the table and provide for their families, especially during this holiday season, and drives down consumer spending which weakens our economy. We need to act now to continue these unemployment insurance benefits to give the Americans looking for work – and our economy – the certainty and support they need.”

    The United States Department of Labor reports that for every dollar spent on unemployment insurance, two dollars are reinvested in the economy. Earlier this year, Baucus fought to pass the current funding continuation after a longer-term reauthorization of the benefits, which were included as part of a larger package to create jobs and provide tax cuts to businesses and families, was repeatedly blocked from moving forward on the Senate floor.
     

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