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Scott Fitzgerald: “I want to call upon the House to act on the unemployment insurance compensation relief that we have passed in this body.…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2002
I want to call upon the House to act on the unemployment insurance compensation relief that we have passed in this body. I have been a cosponsor with other Members on this side of the aisle, as well as Senators Clinton and Sarbanes on the Democratic side. I think we need to pass the legislation over in the House which has already cleared this body. If we do not, benefits are going to fall off the cliff on December 28, as the majority leader stated. I hope the House will take up that important legislation and at least extend the benefits until we can come back and deal in the new year with this issue.
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Scott Fitzgerald
Republican · Wisconsin
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Addressing the need for unemployment insurance compensation relief during a House floor debate.

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