Gwen Moore Pushes for Unemployment Insurance Extension

Washington, DC, December 28, 2013
After the New Year, I urge my colleagues to act in the best interests of our constituents and make this extension a priority.
 
 
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Milwaukee, WI – Today, approximately 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment insurance. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released this statement:
 
“This holiday season, Congressional Republicans have given Americans a ‘gift’ of uncertainty they did not ask for and did not deserve. Today  approximately 23,700 Wisconsinites will lose their unemployment insurance benefits. In the first six months of 2014, these benefits will expire for approximately 41,800 more Wisconsinites. 
 
"Each day, struggling families across our nation wonder how they will feed their families and warm their homes. Unemployment insurance helps to reduce this anxiety and increase the well-being of many. In our slowly recovering economy, the decision to extend these benefits to assist our families, friends and neighbors should not be difficult. 
 
"After the New Year, I urge my colleagues to act in the best interests of our constituents and make this extension a priority. As lawmakers, we should give a hand to struggling American families, not remove their resources." 
 
To watch Rep. Moore support unemployment insurance on MSNBC, please click here.   
 
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