From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/24-5 Unemployment insurance and poverty by Greg Kaufmann Published on Friday, February 24, 2012 by The Nation Congresswoman Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, voted against the recent extension of unemployment benefits because it shortened the maximum number of weeks a jobless worker could qualify. “Instead of scaling [...]![]()
