Gwen Moore Statement on Senate Passage of Short-Term Extension of UI and Payroll Tax-Cut

Washington, DC, December 17, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement following the Senate passage short-term extensions of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits:

“The Senate passage of short-term legislation is like putting a band-aid on a hemorrhaging wound – it is totally inadequate and does not fully address the dire economic situation we are currently facing in this country.

“In fact, this legislation could possibly make things worse for many Americans in the hardest-hit states, who with little warning may lose access to their unemployment benefits under the 20-week Extended Benefits program.

“Every day, more and more Americans are slipping into poverty. Census data released this week revealed that 1 in 2 Americans are poor or low-income. This legislation is a result of Republicans once again catering to millionaires and billionaires and kicking the middle-class and low-income to the curb.

“The American people deserve better than this and I call on my colleagues to do away with these temporary band-aids and pass real legislation that can truly heal this country’s economic problems.”

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