Kirsten Gillibrand Supports Tier 5 Unemployment Extensions

At around 5:15 EST on a live video Facebook session with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a number of unemployed persons began voicing their concerns about the need for a Tier 5 Unemployment. 

This was the answer from Kirsten Gillibrand: 



Please excuse the video quality.  It was a record from a ustream Facebook session and may not be the greatest in video quality.  The Senator does state that she supports a Tier 5 Unemployment but offers no details as to when the extension may happen. 

Please trust, the issue of when was pressed.  The collective online participating crowd kept pressuring the Senator for answers of when.  Comments from other participants stated replies such as:  "the Senator supports the extension, why are you so concerned?" or "you need to ask NY State Legislature about that issue" or my favorite, "Are all of these people being paid to lobby for a Tier 5?"...

No one is getting paid here.  It is only the collective efforts of those who can participate in these events raising awareness and asking the questions that so many are desperately seeking the answer.  Hopefully, Senator Gillibrand takes this dire need of urgency seriously as HR 4213 is being debated in the coming weeks.

Facebook Plea To Kirsten Gillibrand

Advocates for a Tier 5 must remain creative to get the attention of Congress.  Tomorrow, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) - is holding a video conference at 5PM Eastern Time on Facebook.  This event can be found and you can RSVP at http://facebook.com/kirstengillibrand.

US Unemployed Blogsite has noticed that some unemployed have began taking to her comment section already asking this United States Senator to please take up the cause for Tier 5 Unemployment Insurance.  Surely her staff or herself reads these comments.  Feel free to take your message to Facebook and participate in her conference tomorrow at 5PM EST - 2PM PST. 

Be polite and civil and ask her for help even if she is not your state's Senator.  The messages get read by someone taking note.  It may also foster more awareness and support from others unaware of the full story of the unemployed without benefits.  It's worth a shot.