Congressman Dan Kildee on Latest Unemployment Numbers
June 11, 2020
Press Release
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and member of the Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement after the latest weekly jobless numbers showed 1.5 million new Americans filed unemployment claims:
"Last week, the President declared ‘Mission Accomplished’ in the Rose Garden and took a victory lap, despite double-digit unemployment and tens of millions Americans out of work. Despite having the highest unemployment since World War II, the Trump Administration now is refusing to extend federal unemployment benefits, which have been a lifeline for millions of out-of-work Americans throughout the pandemic. With a million and a half more Americans out of work just in the last week alone, it is clear our economy is still suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.
“The President and Mitch McConnell need to stop blocking The Heroes Act and extend unemployment benefits now before they run out at the end of July."
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