Action Needed: Jobs Bill

The U.S. Senate is currently considering a bill that would have a profound effect on unemployed, uninsured, and low-income people nation-wide. The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213) is now being heard before the Senate.

According to the California Economic Development Department, San Francisco County currently has a 9.6% unemployment rate, with 43,500 people unemployed. Help support them and other low-income members of our community by contacting our Senators and urging them to support the following items in H.R. 4213:

Extension of Unemployment Insurance/COBRA benefits.

Extension of State Fiscal Relief (FMAP) for another six months – so states are not forced to increase the unemployment rate by laying off even more workers.

Funding for the TANF Emergency Fund through the Fall of 2011.

Funding of the National Housing Trust Fund to create jobs while housing those at the lowest income level.

Our friends at Network: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby have an easy-to-use customizable email form at their website.