Malloy urges federal extension of unemployment compensation

The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill containing an amendment that would renew unemployment insurance benefits to the long-term unemployed. Days later, Gov. Dannel Malloy and the Connecticut House delegation wrote a letter to federal officials calling for a vote on the legislation.

The Connecticut House delegation sent Speaker of the House John Boehner a letter negating his statement about how “unworkable” the extension of emergency unemployment compensation would be for the states, according to a press release.

The letter called for a vote on the Senate-passed extension before the two-week district work period. House Republican leaders have yet to hold a vote on the issue.

Malloy sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez addressing his support for the emergency unemployment compensation extension. In his letter, he said the “failure to act now will only do further harm to our long-term unemployed and the broader U.S. economy.”

The unemployment insurance benefits, which expired in December, has left more than 48,000 people in Connecticut uncertain about their future.

Letter from the Connecticut House delegation to Speaker Boehner

Letter from Gov. Malloy to Secretary Perez on EUC legislation