Wyden pushes bill to extend jobless benefits (D-Oregon)

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Legislation would add 13 weeks or more as state benefits run out
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From Bend.com news sources
Posted: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:10 AM
Reference Code: AR-13372

January 26 - WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) threw his support Monday behind the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (S. 2006), legislation to extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks or more for out-of-work Oregonians whose benefits have expired.

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In addition to making 13 weeks of federal funds available to those whose state benefits have or will soon run out, the legislation would also amend the current law – in a provision known as “lookback” – to provide workers in high-unemployment states like Oregon with additional weeks of assistance.

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The most recent Federal unemployment benefit extension program ran out at the end of December. By Jan. 20, 16,500 Oregonians had exhausted their state benefits, with no extended Federal benefits available to assist them further.

Without congressional action, a total of 23,500 Oregonians who have been receiving benefits will see them expire by March with no Federal backstop to follow. Immediate passage of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act will make Federal benefits available to those workers.

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[stevedeshazer]

1. I hope it is successful

I'm one of the 16,500 Oregonians out of benefits. There are no good jobs here.