A statement from Pelosi's office said the extension would provide "a proven boost to the economy and a much-need(ed) lifeline for Americans looking for work in a tough economy."
The office quotes a Congressional Budget Office report that said, "Increasing aid to the unemployed would have the largest effects on output and employment per dollar of budgetary cost in 2010 and 2011."
A quote from Moody's Analytics Chief Economists Mark Zandi reads, "No form of fiscal stimulus has proved more effective during the past two years than emergency UI benefits, providing a bank for the buck of $1.61 -- that is, for every $1 in UI benefits, gross domestic product is increased by an estimated $1.61."
William Black, an economics professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, recently warned, "If you put the country into a deeper recession, tax revenues will fall and you'll have an even deeper debt."
Pelosi's office took a swipe at congressional Republicans for supporting "Wall Street banks, credit card companies, Big Oil, and insurance companies -- the special interests that benefited from George Bush's policies and created the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression."
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
pass the extension for the unemployement
Pelosi,
Why don't all of you do your job and pass the extension for unemployment. This is a serious matter. You are all back now from your little vacations. So now what is it? You all need another vacation?????????? I have never in my life known people to be so hartless as all of you.
Stop sending money to the foreign countries. Why not help hard working Americans?????? This should be your priority.
j
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