Dear Congress,

Please extend unemployment benefits before they expire on November 30th.

Without the extension, 2 million people including thousands of children will be in danger of facing hunger, homelessness, illness and in some cases, death.

We can't treat our fellow citizens as disposable people. It is not only morally wrong, but also detrimental to our entire economy.

These benefits not only affect the unemployed and their families, but also our local and national economies. We are all profoundly interconnected in our current financial network. According to the Congressional Budget Office, more aid to the unemployed is the best thing for our economic recovery: http://bit.ly/aI9Wf5

"Opponents would have you believe that the nation cannot afford to keep paying unemployment benefits: a yearlong extension would cost about $60 billion. The truth is, we cannot afford not to. The nation has never ended federal benefits when unemployment is as high as it is now, and for good reason: Without jobs, there is inadequate spending, and that means ever fewer jobs. A wide range of private and government studies show that unemployment benefits combat that vicious cycle by ensuring that families can buy the basics." 11/27/2010 http://nyti.ms/dUXn9u

Here are the facts about renewing federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and Extended Benefits (EB): http://bit.ly/hmqBg0

Keep in mind as you deliberate: 1) We are the citizens, the tax payers, who bailed out the big banks with our hard-earned money and saved our economy. 2) We the People are the ones that are too-big-to-fail, not irresponsible financial institutions that made reckless bets and crippled our country.

Going forward, please stop the bickering, fear-mongering, misinformation campaigns and partisan gamesmanship. We are in a national crisis. We need you more than ever to work together to create jobs and strive for economic security for all Americans, not just the wealthy.

Regards,