500 signatures reached
To: United States Representative from Florida's 10th congressional district, Val Demings.
Mandate for Florida Unemployment Benefits and CaresAct Funds.
With our country's unemployment rate projected to surpass the unemployment rate at the height of the Great Depression, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed on March 27, it would have had an enormous relief to millions of Florida workers fearing for their financial security during this pandemic-induced recession.
But in the state of Florida the state legislature has failed the working class men and women by propping up a failed system, refusing to pay out claims and continues to fail so that no one is getting the payments they deserve in this pandemic.
Why is this important?
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act promises an extra $600 per week to workers on unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic and extends unemployment eligibility by up to 13 weeks. It also dramatically expands who qualifies for unemployment during the crisis. Alas in the state of Florida where we are the lowest paid in benefits in the entire country, are not getting anything but the run around from the Florida DEO and our Governor Ron Desantis, who blames those of us who have filed, for months. The working class in Florida are losing everything they ever worked for. The working class people of Florida deserve better.
How it will be delivered
If I can amass enough signatures I would request a
press conference and delivery them in person.