Testimony before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation advocating for HR7327
Title
Testimony before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation advocating for HR7327
Description
Testimony of US Congressman Les AuCoin before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation advocating for HR7327 - A bill to increase the number of weeks for which Federal supplemental unemployment compensation is payable. In his testimony delivered on December 8, 1982, Congressman AuCoin described how 11 million Americans were out of work, with the unemployment being higher in Oregon than the national average (11.5% versus 10.8%, respectively). He described how 12,500 Oregonians were expected to lose their unemployment benefits unless further legislation, specifically HR7327, was passed.
This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date Created
December 8, 1982
Subject
Place
Identifier
PUA_MS147_526
Rights
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Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text