[Vision2020] Bill Sali and HR6867

[Tom Hansen]

HR6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

Summary of HR6867

-Allows an individual who has no rights to federal or state regular 
unemployment compensation, or who has exhausted his or her rights to 
federal or state regular compensation, to receive the lesser of 80 percent 
(up from 50 percent) of the amount of his or her regular yearly 
compensation or 20 times (up from 13 times) his or her average weekly 
benefit amount (Sec. 2).

-Provides additional extended emergency unemployment compensation in an 
amount equal to the lesser of 50 percent of the individual's regular 
yearly compensation or 13 times the individual's average weekly benefit 
amount in states that are in an extended benefit period, as defined by the 
unemployment rates (Sec. 3).

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Full Text of HR6867

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-6867

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Final Vote

Passed 368-28, 38 not voting (2/3 required)

Rep. Sali voted against this bill.

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As economic stress reaches a fevered pitch, remember this bill and how 
Rep. Sali "supports" Idaho.  Perhaps you know somebody, or maybe you are 
somebody, who simply cannot find a job and whose unemployment insurance 
checks are about to expire.

Sleep well tonight, Idaho.  Representative Sali will.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college 
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)


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