WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, House Democrats will join faith, labor, civil rights and non-profit leaders for the first in a series of “Witness Wednesdays" to share stories of unemployed Americans who have been cut off of unemployment insurance. This event will be the first in a summer-long storytelling series at the Capitol. Since the expiration of federal unemployment benefits in December, three million Americans have been cut off of a vital lifeline, leaving many struggling to make ends meet and keep food on the table. The lapse in benefits has also impacted the economy, with the Congressional Budget Office projecting that extending the program would create 200,000 jobs this year.
WHO: Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)
Rep. Steve Horsford (D-NV)
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI)
Katherine McFate, Center for Effective Government
Debbie Weinstein, Coalition on Human Need
Christian Dorsey, Economic Policy Institute
Rev. Stacy Martin, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Sister Marge Clark, NETWORK
Liz Schuler, AFL-CIO
Ed Jayne, AFSCME
WHAT: First in the Witness Wednesday storytelling series to share stories of unemployed Americans cut off of unemployment insurance.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 11 at 12:30 PM
WHERE: U.S. Capitol House Triangle (located in the grassy triangle on the House side of the Capitol's East Front)
First Street SE
Washington, DC 20004
