Senators Ayotte (NH) and Collins (ME) Voted Against Unemployment Insurance Extension (Granite State

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Senators Ayotte (NH) and Collins (ME) Voted Against Unemployment Insurance Extension (Granite State Rumblings)

http://nhlabornews.com/2014/01/senators-ayotte-nh-and-collins-me-voted-against-unemployment-insurance-extension-granite-state-rumblings/

By MaryLou Beaver | January 22, 2014

Last week the Senate failed to pass an extension of unemployment insurance. Nearly 1.3 million workers lost their unemployment insurance when the emergency program to help them expired on December 28th.

More than one-third of the unemployed have been out of work for more than 6 months. For each week that nothing is done, another 72,000 long-term jobless will lose their Unemployment Insurance, another 3.6 million by the end of 2014.

A total of 8,500 unemployed Granite Staters and 18,100 unemployed Mainers will lose their benefits by the end of 2014 according to information from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Two different bills came up for a vote in the Senate last week. Neither bill received the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster and move forward.

FULL story at link.



About MaryLou Beaver
New Hampshire Campaign Director Every Child Matters Education Fund

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1. Find good Democrats to run against them

Their is zero reason for a blue state to have Republicans in the Senate. Maine especially should rid themselves of Collins….yes she votes ok on rare occasions, but we can do better. New Hampshire is bluish and SHOULD be able to have a Democratic Senator.