Schneider Presses For Unemployment Benefits Extension At Career Center

During a meeting with constituents and workers at the Career Resource Center in Lake Forest on Monday, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D,IL-10) made another call for an immediate extension of federal unemployment benefits.

“The Career Resource Center is an incredible resource for people in our communities looking for work, offering a breadth of services including crafting resumes and interview coaching,” said Schneider. “These programs help people with their job search, but still many of our families, friends and neighbors continue to depend on unemployment insurance to help bridge the gap in difficult times. That’s why I’ll continue highlighting the need to urgently extend unemployment insurance—it isn’t just smart policy, it’s the right thing to do.”

The lawmaker is a cosponsor of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, which would extend unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. Schneider has held four hiring events in Waukegan, Zion, Wheeling and Palatine.