Political Quotes

“The reason why I offered this motion is to protect unemployment insurance for the millions of jobless Americans that qualify for it. At the end of the last session, the House considered H.R. 3630, a bill that would extend the payroll tax cuts as well as the unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, the bill also included provisions that would undermine the unemployment insurance program as we know it today. While I disagree with many of these provisions, my motion to instruct focuses on one particular provision: the provision would roll back a requirement that States must spend all unemployment funds solely on unemployment benefits. Now, I know that there might be some who disagree with the size of the unemployment program and how many weeks individuals should be able to get their unemployment benefits. But I think we can all agree that money intended to help the unemployed make ends meet while they're looking for work should not be used for something else. There are several reasons why maintaining the integrity of the unemployment program makes sense. First, there are still more than 13 million Americans out of work as a result of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. These Americans rely on unemployment benefits to feed their families and pay the rent until they can find another job.…”