Moore Statement on Wisconsin Legislature Ending Extended Unemployment Benefits
Statement
Issues: Government Budget and Spending
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement on the Wisconsin State Legislature blocking Federal funding from reaching unemployed Wisconsinites:
"As protégés of Governor Walker, the Wisconsin legislature is blocking unemployed Wisconsinites access to extended benefits.
"Are they living in some fantasy land where good, family-supporting jobs are easy to find? This failure to act tells the far too many unemployed Wisconsinites that they just aren't trying hard enough to find a job. Yet, we know that's not the case and new jobs just aren't coming fast enough.
"Congress passed increased benefits because it is taking people longer to find jobs, and it's a shame that Wisconsinites aren't getting this help."
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