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DeLauro to Hear From Unemployed Folks Losing Aid in Middletown
The Democratic Congresswoman from Connecticut charges she has called for benefits to be extended, but Republicans sent the House of Representatives home for the year without doing so.
Congressman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) will hear from Connecticut residents who are facing the loss of their federal emergency unemployment compensation Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Middletown city hall.
A statement from the legislator says she has repeatedly called for these benefits to be extended, but Republican leadership sent the House of Representatives home for the year without doing so.
Due to that inaction, emergency unemployment benefits will expire on Dec. 28.
DeLauro will be joined by Bill Villano, Executive Director of CT Workforce Alliance, and Connecticut residents receiving Emergency Unemployment Compensation at a roundtable discussing the expiration.
In Connecticut, 26,000 people will lose a crucial lifeline in the middle of the holiday season. Nationwide, 1.3 million people will see their benefits cease, with that number growing to 1.9 million by June, about 28,700 of them in the state.By the end of 2014, that number will grow to 85,100 in Connecticut, according to DeLauro's office.
DeLauro had called for an extension of emergency benefits to be included in the budget deal recently passed by the House of Representatives. That deal is now waiting for Senate approval.
The public is invited to speak to the Congresswoman Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Middletown City Hall, 245 deKoven Drive, Room 208.
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