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I’m thinking the same, but from the other forum, courtesy of a helpful comment from Gary-IL, the link below which was actually from a NC news broadcast, not Chicago, indicates November, at the end of the report – I sincerely hope they’re wrong – After you click on the link and get to the page, click on where it says video to see the news report – At the very end, the anchorman or reporter says “it will probably get to the Senate in November…” or something like that – When I heard that last line, I almost had an anxiety attack – I had to listen to it a couple of times, and each time a did, I heard November….I really hope this report is wrong – if anybody has any differing info, please post – Thanks – If the bill is in Committee, which it is according the prior link I left, then it says we might not be able to find out info from our Reps – IMHO, I don’t doubt that a bill will pass, but too many people need it now and by the end of this month!

http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/house_approves_extending_unemployment

Laurie

Maybe you haven’t been following this particular forum from the beginning, but other people who made comments who were “trying to help” have been eliminated – The forum is about Unemployment Extensions – If I am paranoid, than what does that make others who have accused me of not being who I really am?

As far as S 1699, which is the reason this forum is most important at this time, I have read on the other boards, and went to the Senate via the link, indicating the bill has been sent to the Senate Finance Committee – Many of us know what that means, and those who don’t can look it up – Since the Senate is scheduled to recess for October, if this doesn’t happen by the end of September, and from a News story in Chicago that is also posted on the national board, they indicated that the Senate would vote on it by November, which scares the heck out me – I’m only relaying what I read on the other board, and hopefully that new report is wrong, and they will get to it by the end of this month when many people will exhaust all EB – Mine will be over towards the end of October, but I want this bill passed NOW, for my own mental well-being, and for those who have already exhausted all of their EB, or will by the end of this month which is only days away –

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1699&tab=committees

Laurie

Welcome to this NYS forum. It’s interesting to see the new user-names all of a sudden showing up. I know Just Me has been on the other boards since the beginning, but has contributed positive comments to this NYS board. Are you friends with June, whose name I’ve never seen on this board until last night? The moderator keeps asking us to get back on topic, yet your “first” comment is off topic and may only illicit a retort and deservedly so – If you don’t like a comment or what somebody does to survive, don’t read it and move on. Very simple – Did Social Services lay off a lot of people too? I know the DOL has. Or was that your job prior to the one that caused you to be currently unemployed. Or, if you’re not unemployed, why then are you posting on the UI Extension forum? Please let’s try to keep the discussion to the coming Senate Bill – S 1699 or any similar bill, which most of us are counting on to pass in order to have breathing room while continuing to search for a full-time job, get further training, or whatever, as I think is the common goal of the majority of us, however one chooses to go about doing so.