Political Quotes

“Yes, I do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. ------ Whereas although our Nation's economy is gradually improving after one of the worst economic crises in our Nation's history, the economic crisis remains a daily reality for the 13.3 million unemployed workers and for the millions of Americans experiencing record levels of food insecurity, poverty, and foreclosure; Whereas the national unemployment rate is 8.6 percent, with over 42.8 percent of all unemployed workers, more than 5.7 million people, having been out of work for more than 6 months; Whereas while there were 1.8 unemployed Americans for every job opening in December 2007, when the Great Recession began, data recently released by the Department of Labor show that, as of October 2011, there were over 4.3 unemployed Americans for every job opening; Whereas data recently released by the Department of Labor show that, as of October 2011, there were 3.3 million job openings, which is well below the 4.8 million job openings in March 2007, when job openings were at their highest point during the most recent business cycle; Whereas recent data demonstrate that most unemployed Americans no longer receive unemployment insurance benefits, reflecting the crisis that exists for the millions of Americans who have exhausted their benefits and still cannot find work, including the 100,000 Illinoisans estimated to have exhausted their benefits in 2010 and the additional…”