Yesterday, my colleagues and I considered the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act. This legislation would extend unemployment insurance (UI) through November 30, 2010 and retroactively restore benefits to people who may have started losing their benefits as early as the end of May—some after just 26 weeks.
Unfortunately, the Republicans continue their politics-as-usual style of leadership by voting 'No' while our economy is on life support. Here's a look at my speech on the floor, yesterday: