November 4, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today voted to extend federal unemployment benefits. The Senate passed H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, by a vote of 98 to 0. “I supported this legislation – which is paid for and doesn’t add one penny to the federal deficit – to help Tennessee families and small businesses struggling to make ends meet in a tough economy. I’ve visited 60 counties and held more than 30 town hall meetings throughout our state this year, and I know communities large and small are hurting due to hi... [continue]