Article: SEN. WEBB: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CLOSING UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF SUCCESSFUL 14-WEEK EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has issued the following news release:

Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today praised the Senate passage of legislation to extend unemployment insurance for up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. A cosponsor of the legislation, Webb has repeatedly called on his colleagues to swiftly pass the much-needed extension that would provide relief for the nearly 2 million Americans, including 13,000 Virginians, who will exhaust their unemployment benefits by the end of the year.

The compromise legislation introduced by Senator Webb and his Senate colleagues sought to address the inequities in a House proposal passed last month ...

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