{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221012142/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-to-co-sponsor-bill-extending-unemployment-insurance-for-more-than-128000-ohioans", "Sen. Brown to Co-Sponsor Bill Extending Unemployment Insurance For More Than 128,000 Ohioans", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Since 2008, More than 790,000 Ohioans Have Benefited from Federal Unemployment Insurance; More than 6,500 Ohio Jobs Saved \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 5, 2013\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 With emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) set to expire on December 28, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today that he will co-sponsor a bill that would extend these benefits for more than 128,000 Ohioans and millions of Americans through 2015. While the national unemployment rate has improved following the Great Recession, Brown believes that there are still too many hurting for Congress not to aid the millions of hard working Americans that continue to look for jobs in order to support themselves and their families. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cWe must do everything we can to support those who are still struggling following the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThese are hardworking Americans\u2014many with children\u2014who have fallen on tough times. If we don\u2019t extend emergency unemployment insurance, more than 128,000 Ohioans would lose their benefits and the ability to support their families. That is why I urge my colleagues to take immediate action that would keep millions of Americans out of poverty.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\nBrown announced his co-sponsorship of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013, which amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act to extend EUC payments to eligible Americans through January 1, 2015. The EUC program was authorized by Congress in 2008 and has supported nearly 69 million Americans, including almost 17 million children. In 2012, unemployment benefits helped lift about 2.5 million Americans out of poverty. Just in Ohio:\n \nMore than 790,000 Ohioans have received EUC benefits between 2008 and 2013;\n \n \nIf unemployment insurance is not extended, more than 128,000 Ohioans would lose their benefits;\n \n \nSince 2008, more than 6,500 Ohio jobs have been saved due to EUC benefits;\n \n \nThe average weekly unemployment benefits in Ohio is $318; and\n \n \nThe maximum weekly unemployment benefits in Ohio is $413.\n \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221012142/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-to-co-sponsor-bill-extending-unemployment-insurance-for-more-than-128000-ohioans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8539129048585892, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}