Whitehouse Criticizes GOP’s Lack of Compassion for the Unemployed

July 1st, 2010. Published under Unemployment. No Comments.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, frustrated with his Republican colleagues’ attempts to block an extension of emergency unemployment benefits, took to the floor late Wednesday evening to urge passage of this bill. “The notion that you’re going to cut off somebody’s unemployment insurance and have them go out and find a job is just plain nuts,” said Whitehouse.

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Whitehouse Criticizes GOP’s Lack of Compassion for the Unemployed