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Dear Friend:

I have released a report detailing the impact of the nation’s recession on California’s counties and cities. The report, which was based on interviews conducted with officials in 20 cities and all 58 counties, paints a stark picture of the economic strains felt across California. The analysis includes unemployment figures, home foreclosure rates, budget deficits, and first-hand accounts of the impact of the recession.
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Barbara Boxer

Dear Friend:

New data from the Labor Department confirms that our nation faces the worst economic crisis of our lifetime. The Labor Department announced that 533,000 Americans lost their jobs in November — the largest single-month drop since 1974. National unemployment stands at 6.7 percent. California’s rate is expected to rise above the 8.2 percent rate of October.
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Dear Friend:

The national unemployment rate currently stands at a 14-year high of 6.5 percent.  And California unemployment stands at 8.2 percent, the third-highest rate in the country.  These numbers come as another indicator of the deep economic troubles affecting our nation.  

In response to our continued high unemployment rates, I joined several of my Senate colleagues in introducing S.3507 the Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008.  This vital legislation provides seven weeks of unemployment insurance for workers who have exhausted their benefits and an additional 13 weeks for jobless workers in hard-hit states like California that have unemployment rates above the national average, providing a total of 20 weeks of benefits for those workers.
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Dear Friend:

I recently held a news conference in Washington with several of my Senate colleagues who serve on the Committee on Environment and Public Works to look ahead to the new Congress and the steps we are planning to address several issues, including the economic recovery, clean energy technologies, and global warming. By using this link, you can read the transcript of my statement, including the description of the earliest legislation that I plan to introduce in January.

Sincerely,

Barbara Boxer
United States Senator

Senator Barbara Boxer Home Page

Dear Friend:

While many people are struggling to make ends meet in these tough economic times, some people are responding with criminal schemes that take advantage of others. Many law enforcement agencies report an increase in the number of reported scams and fraudulent schemes. The timing of this increase seems to correspond to our nation’s deepening economic struggles.
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