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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act 2011

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Today new legislation, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act, was re-introduced to the 112th Congress by Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09).

Much anticipated by 99ers all across America as recent tallies put the total number at somewhere around 1.5 million Americans who currently have no source of income.

The new legislation will add an additional 14 weeks of unemployment benefits to Tier 1 and will be available to both the newly unemployed and those who have already exhausted their benefits. First introduced on December 17, 2010 to the 111th Congress, HR6556 was then Referred to the Ways and Means along with the House Transportation and Infrastructure committees where it appears to have stalled.

Three additional sponsors are listed on the 2010 bill: Rep John Conyers Jr. (MI-14), Rep. Frank Barney (MA-4), and Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23).

While passage of any unfunded legislation is doubtful in the Republican controlled House, many 99ers remain hopeful especially with recent comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, suggesting unemployment numbers could remaining high for the next four to five years if job growth does not pick up.

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Kqm2010

15 months ago: H.R.589 - To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h589/show

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Kqm2010

15 months ago: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h589/show

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Kevin Kelly
Williamston, SC

15 months ago: American 99er's are the largest growing unorganized group of people in the nation. The people of Egypt, via protest, removed President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak from his office. Why don't the American 99er's show the same passion? Oh sure we send a couple of emails to our House and Senate members, but the messages are simply blocked. We place calls to the same Congress people and a 20 year intern runs interference. We start a blog, or two, or three, but no one reads them except other 99er's. We can sit back and do nothing and that's exactly what will happen, nothing. Sure we want a Tier 5, but are we willing to protest or take action for it? Probably not, THAT WOULD TAKE AN EFFORT. Why should Congress listen to us, we're not doing anything. No major network has picked up on our story, nor placed us in the homes of American's nightly. We are absolutely no threat to the government what so ever. We continue to allow the Department of Labor to report their concocted unemployment reports and sit back and say "oh well, what can I do"? Depending on who's report you read there's anywhere from 1 to 15 million 99er's. Many 99er's out there helped to form the non-violent protest movements, the love-in's, or the sitting in's. I AM NOT SUGGESTING VIOLENCE HERE, but why haven't 99er's packed the National Mall in D.C.? Let's show America exactly how many there are of us. Shatter the government's unemployment numbers. If we continue to take the same measures we are taking now, we are going to get the same results we have now. Nothing. The 99er's biggest problem . . . getting up from our comfort zone and taking action!

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