While at a campaign stop in Laurens, South Carolina, John Edwards had expressed disappointment over the agreement reached by both Congress and the White House on the economic stimulus plan.
“This is another example of Washington deserting working people in the middle class,” Edwards said at the press avail outside the campaign stop. He adds: “They give $70 billion of tax breaks to business and do nothing for those who lost their jobs as a result of this economy.
Speaking to the press, Edwards had said that a better alternative plan could be the modernization of the unemployment insurance laws.
“George Bush will sign whatever…economic stimulus package that is sent to him by the Congress,” Edwards said.
In regards to the agreement of the stimulus plan, Edwards: “The Congress needs to stand its ground. They need to stand by an employment insurance modernization. Because otherwise we’re going to have thousands and thousands of families across this country who don’t get the unemployment help that they need. They’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own.”
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