I am going to keep fighting to help Washington state workers get the support they need to keep their head above water while they look for work.
Keep fighting to extend unemployment insurance and restore support for Washington state workers and struggling families.
Occurrences
I will continue to fight for these families, to get this assistance started anew while we work to get our economy back on track.
Evidence
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"I will continue to fight for these families, to get this assistance started anew while we work to get our economy back on track." Murray said a Republican senator's block of a bill would cut off unemployment assistance for families across Washington state and the nation.
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Murray said she voted to pass H.R. 4213, which "includes... help for out-of-work Washington residents" and "extends unemployment benefits." The Senate passed the bill 62 to 36.
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The bill became Public Law No: 111-205 on 07/22/2010. The summary states it "extends the final date" for Emergency Unemployment Compensation and postpones termination of the program until April 30, 2011.
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Murray urged colleagues to reauthorize the unemployment insurance program through the end of 2011 and said she was a co-sponsor of the Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010. The statement notes Senate Republicans blocked the bill.
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Murray urged colleagues to maintain "vital unemployment insurance for families" and said it would be wrong to cut off support while workers continued to struggle to find work.
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Murray spoke on the Senate floor to urge passage of a renewal of critical unemployment insurance benefits, saying it would be wrong to cut support off while the economy struggled and workers were having difficulty finding work.
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Public Law 111-205 is the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, showing Congress enacted a federal extension of unemployment compensation during Murray's same-term Senate service.
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Congress.gov records Patty Murray as the sponsor of a Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, the unemployment-compensation extension bill, reflecting active legislative work to extend benefits for unemployed workers.
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Congress.gov record for H.R.4213 shows the bill 'Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010' was enacted and notes: 'Latest Action: 07/22/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-205.'
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Senator Murray's official Senate press release describes her role in helping pass legislation that included an extension of unemployment benefits and additional support for Washington state families and the state budget.
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Most recently, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240) extended the expiration date of the EUC program to January 1, 2014.
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SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
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Vote Result: Bill Passed; Murray (D-WA), Yea
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SEC. 2122. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
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Vote Result: Conference Report Agreed to; Murray (D-WA), Yea
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I urge my colleagues to stand with me as the holidays approach to maintain the unemployment insurance benefits
Assessments
The promise was to keep fighting to extend unemployment insurance and support Washington workers and families. During the 2010 Senate term tied to this campaign, Murray publicly pushed renewals, sponsored an amendment to H.R. 4213, and voted for the legislation. Congress then enacted H.R. 4213 as Public Law 111-205 on July 22, 2010, extending emergency unemployment compensation. Because the promised policy outcome was achieved during the relevant term and Murray had a documented legislative role in advancing it, this counts as delivered in the same term.
Murray did more than merely advocate: as the incumbent senator running for reelection, she publicly pressed for unemployment-insurance renewal, voted for H.R. 4213, and sponsored a Senate amendment to that bill. Congress then enacted the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-205) on July 22, 2010, extending emergency unemployment compensation and related support for unemployed workers, including in Washington. Because the promised outcome was achieved with Murray's direct legislative involvement during the 2010 Senate campaign period and while she was serving in the same federal office, this is best scored as delivered rather than partial.
Contemporaneous records show Senator Murray actively pushed for and sponsored legislative measures to extend emergency unemployment insurance, voted for H.R.4213, and helped pass legislation that became Public Law 111-205 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010) on July 22, 2010, which extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation and included support affecting Washington families. She also continued public advocacy for renewals thereafter. These actions and the enacted federal law fulfill the promise to keep fighting to extend unemployment insurance and restore support for Washington workers/families.
Murray promised to keep fighting to extend unemployment insurance and restore support for Washington workers and families. The record shows she actively supported and advanced H.R. 4213, including voting for it, sponsoring a related Senate amendment, and publicly pressing for passage. The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 became Public Law 111-205 on July 22, 2010, extending Emergency Unemployment Compensation and postponing program termination. Because the promised federal unemployment-insurance extension was enacted with Murray’s documented support during her Senate service in the same campaign/office context, this counts as delivered rather than merely attempted.
Murray made the unemployment-insurance extension fight a concrete federal priority and materially supported H.R. 4213, which passed and became Public Law 111-205 on July 22, 2010, extending Emergency Unemployment Compensation and postponing program termination. The record also shows continued advocacy after the 2010 election and into the 2011-2017 Senate term, including floor statements and co-sponsorship/legislative support for further renewals. Because the core promise was to keep fighting to extend unemployment insurance and restore support for workers and families, and an extension was enacted with her support while she was serving in the relevant federal office context, this counts as delivered rather than merely attempted.