a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of, governments whose independence had ...
( A handful of states reduced the duration of benefits in 2011 to 20 or 25 weeks , in response to state budget shortfalls ; Florida reduced its benefit maximum to 12 to 23 weeks , depending on the state 's unemployment rate . ) During our current recession , however , the federal government has stepped in to supplement state programs and provide ...
9/25/2016 Update: Still no update; same as below. There are NO FEDERAL unemployment extensions these days. There are no EUC08 benefits available for 2016. In fact, some Republican-led states offer 20 or fewer weeks of unemployment benefits, which you can see on the map and chart below.