Action plan.

Strong suggestions from everyone! I just hope that we can get ALL the other unemployment organizations listed on this website to come together to make sure the 99ers are NOT excluded as they were with HR 4213 and nelp.org be damned! If the President can get his Dream Act and the HCR bill passed as he did then surely he can add amendments to forthcoming legislation and even a 2nd STIMULUS package that includes UI extension for all the unemployed thru June 2012 and a comprehensive Jobs bill with tax incentives to employers to HIRE seasoned unemployed who want to work. They have cut vital social service programs such as food stamps, WIA and the SAP training programs which only are 20 hrs a week and reduced it down to 12 hours a week minimum wage!!!! Enough is Enough! ALL the unemployed including the tons of websites begging us to click on, need to step up to the plate as this is our last chance. They are not going to finalize and then come back fighting once again when HR 4213 exhausts in December, they want ALL these crisis handled asap! So I'm for ALL the wonderful suggestions posted here but especially inclusion of the 99ers via HR 589 or a amendment to present legislation still being ironed out. We saw how easy the Republicans got their Bush Tax Cuts passed by holding HR 4213 hostage when the country is supposedly broke so LETS DO IT!

When there are programs being cut, its hard to limit the questions to 140 characters. I'm not thrilled about this tweet the President, its just more of a delay tactic to drag this entire mess into the summer! Its been going on too long and still no resolution while MILLIONS suffer and they play their games! Add HR 589 as a Amendment and call a 2nd Stimulus, debt ceiling reduction OR Liverwurst, just get it done asap!

Patriot wrote:When there are programs being cut, its hard to limit the questions to 140 characters. I'm not thrilled about this tweet the President, its just more of a delay tactic to drag this entire mess into the summer! Its been going on too long and still no resolution while MILLIONS suffer and they play their games! Add HR 589 as a Amendment and call a 2nd Stimulus, debt ceiling reduction OR Liverwurst, just get it done asap!

Believe me, I know how angry and frustrated everyone is. I am one of them. The next few weeks are crucial to any further unemployment extensions, including 14 additional weeks added to tier 1.

Anyone laid off after July 1 won't even be eligible for any Federal Extension. People receiving benefits now may never see a tier 2,3 or 4, or state EB. If extensions are going to be reauthorized, they have to be included in the debt ceiling negotiations. We need HR 589 included in that.

I just tweeted this:

#AskObama We need jobs and a safety net until then. Are talks about extending EUC08 with #HR589 included, going on in budget negotiations?

Also, according to the Whitehouse site, the President will be handling his own Facebook and Twitter accounts periodically. You never know when you will have your question answered personally. His answers will have "BO" after them so you will know they came directly from him.

Why NOT try this? When this is all said and done, if nothing comes of any of the advocacy campaigns, at least we can say we did not give up. I am not going to until I hear the President say "No more safeynets - unemployment extensions are over".

@Exhausted99er: Thanks, I know everyone is frustrated and I am not savvy when it comes to tweeting so thanks for posting a example or 2 of how to condense the tweet into the less than 140 characters. I will certainly do my part and get the word out as well. This is MAKE or BREAK at this late date and they know they have to do something about the 20 Million unemployed especially with HR 4213 ending in a few mos, I don't see them coming back AGAIN on that issue of extensions so ALL of this must be done in the coming days with the Democrats showing some FIRE & BRIMSTONE for a change! I heard about a 2nd Stimulus package on MSNBC but will be called by another name, Robert Reich said they can call it "Liverwurst" but something needs to be done to save the programs from the chopping block and help the unemployed in its totality, not just some! Thanks again!!!!