December 2, 2011

GOV. MALLOY URGES CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS FOR EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today sent a letter to Congressional leadership, urging the extension of federal unemployment insurance programs for unemployed workers, which are set to expire on December 31.

"If Congress does not extend these benefits, 58,000 citizens of Connecticut will have exhausted their benefits, approximately eleven-thousand citizens will prematurely lose their benefits in 2012, and an additional ninety-thousand citizens will have their benefit weeks reduced," wrote Governor Malloy. "For our citizens and our economy, I urge you to extend the federal unemployment insurance programs before they expire on December 31st."

A copy of Governor Malloy's letter, which was sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House John Boehner, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, is attached .

**Attached: Gov. Malloy's letter to Congressional leaders

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For Immediate Release: December 2, 2011

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