Political Quotes

“I just signed a discharge petition to extend unemployment benefits for dislocated workers across our Nation, and I am here to urge my colleagues to do the same. Let me just share some of the numbers from the State of Maine. For the past 3 years, Maine has lost 22 percent of its manufacturing jobs, 15,500 jobs in total, the highest in the Nation. Mr. Speaker, where is relief for these workers and their families? Too many Mainers are approaching today, tomorrow and the coming days without a job, without health care coverage, without adequate food and medicine, and without the ability to make ends meet. We cannot turn our backs on these workers and their families. We must extend unemployment insurance for the people who have exhausted their benefits. Our most important job is to help those who cannot find a job.”