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A new report by the JEC finds that prematurely ending the federal unemployment insurance benefits program would drain the economy of $80 billion in purchasing power and result in the loss of over one million jobs over the next year.

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the JEC, released the following statement about the October jobs report showing that while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, 151,000 total nonfarm jobs were added.

A new JEC report finds that Social Security accounts for more than two-thirds of all income for women aged 65 and over, and that any efforts to tinker with this program could have a dramatic impact on retired women who rely on Social Security benefits to make ends meet.

A JEC new report finds that Social Security privatization proposals put forth by Republican lawmakers would result in benefit cuts for middle-income workers, jeopardize the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund and undermine the program’s ability to keep millions of Americans from living in poverty.

The GAO today released a report requested by Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chair of the JEC, updating the groundbreaking 2001 report on women and management.

The JEC released its monthly state-by-state report today, showing that the recovery, while uneven from state to state and across different sectors, continued in August, with seventeen states experiencing private sector job growth during the month.

Today, the JEC released a fact sheet on the U.S. Census Bureau’s report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in 2009 which sheds new light on the toll of the Great Recession on America’s families.

On the eve of the Census Bureau’s release of the 2009 poverty data, a new report by the JEC shows that income inequality peaked under President Bush just before the Great Recession began.

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Nov 18 2010

JEC Report Shows Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits Program Critical to Economic Recovery

Nov 05 2010

JEC Chair Maloney’s Statement on October Jobs Report

Oct 29 2010

JEC Report Shows Social Security is Primary Income Source for Elderly Women

Oct 22 2010

JEC Releases September State-by-State Economic Snapshots

Oct 21 2010

Rep. Maloney Applauds White House Report on Women and the Economy

Oct 20 2010

JEC Report Shows Republican Proposals Weaken Social Security Guarantees & Cut Benefits for Many Americans

Sep 28 2010

New GAO Report on Gender Pay Gap for Women in Management and Working Mothers at JEC Hearing

Sep 22 2010

JEC Releases State-by-State Economic Snapshots

Sep 16 2010

JEC Fact Sheet on 2009 Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance

Sep 15 2010

JEC Report Shows Income Inequality Peaked Before Great Recession

Maloney calls 2009 Poverty Data Final Report Card on Bush Economic Policies