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Who supports extending unemployment benefits?

After many lawmakers on Capitol Hill remained silent over their support on extending unemployment benefits, many have now come forward.

This includes thirteen members of the House Progressive Caucus who sent a letter to Speaker Pelsoi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arguing that “Congress should set a floor for UI duration that states must follow, broadly include part-time workers, ban exclusions based on past wages, and require alternative base periods.”

Many were motivated to sign onto the letter learning the devastation cutting benefits will have in the US. The letter reads that “Our nation is now left with a system that denies life-saving resources to over
two-thirds of our unemployed neighbors and that covers less than half of lost wages. In some cases, nine out of every ten jobless workers have no unemployment benefits.”

The signers of the letter include, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29), Sara Jacobs (CA-53), Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), Andrè Carson (IN-07), and Nikema Williams (GA-05).

Read the full letter here.