yes, this package does provide for additional unemployment compensation beyond the 13 week Federal extention. (tier 3 and tier 4 were added to federal extension for Tennessee the first week of December 2009. this carries into early months of 2010.) if you are on tier 2 you should automaticaly transition on to tier 3, if you are on tier 3, you should automatically transition on to tier 4. you will receive a letter the week you get your last check from that tier.
Yes.From CNN's Political Ticker blog, "The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday pushing back the deadline to file for extended unemployment benefits to the end of November. The $34 billion measure, which cleared the Senate Wednesday, now moves to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law"See related link.Yes. The newest Senator pushed it through a Senate filibuster.
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It was called the "Billion Dollar Congress"
President Benjamin Harrison was known for his "Billion Dollar Congress."
The 51st Congress which had access to approximately a 1 billion dollar surplus in the Treasury. The "Billion Dollar" Congress passed the Pension Act of 1890, which provided pensions for all Union Civil War veterans who had served for 90 days and were no longer capable of manual labor. This policy solved the dilemma of the existing surplus.
Billion dollar congress
Too Much!
The 51st U.S. Congress was responsible for numerous pieces of important legislation. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the McKinley tariff, and the Land Revision act were just a few of those. It was called the "Billion-Dollar Congress" because of its lavish spending.
The hot air expelled by congress as they lie about what they are not doing.
1. Debt - 16 Billion Dollars2. Recession - Since 20073. Unemployment - 9%
Congress says 700 billion dollars, but no one knows for sure.
Thomas Reed