Vice President, Economic Policy Institute
Vice President of the Economic Policy Institute
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Ross Eisenbrey
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FROM Ross Eisenbrey
To the Point
House Vote on Money to States The House of Representatives has rushed back to Capitol Hill, interrupting a six-week recess for a one-day session expected to approve a bill passed by the Senate late last week. It would provide governors and other state officials with $26 billion to help stave off painful cuts to public services.
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Are the Out-of-Work about to Be Out of Benefits? As the Great Recession rolls on, unemployment benefits have already been extended more than ever before. But the jobless picture has not improved, and the extensions have run out.
To the Point
Are the Out-of-Work about to Be Out of Benefits? As the Great Recession grinds on, more than two million Americans have had their unemployment benefits cut off this moth could get them back. The House has voted another three-month extension , but all but two Republicans in the Senate refuse to go along. Some say benefits discourage the search for work.
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