Local members of congress are diving into Nevada’s unemployment mess.
The state’s in charge of distributing the money, but congressional leaders are trying to clear out any obstacles in the way in a letter to the Department of Labor.
Jeremy Chen reports.
FOR MONTHS NOW....THOUSANDS ARE STILL WAITING....FOR THEIR BENEFITS TONIGHT...NOW....LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AREASKING.....THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TODO IT'S PART...TO STREAMLINE.....THE PROCESS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY 13 ACTION NEWSREPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH ONELOCAL CLAIMANT....WHO JUST WANTS....THE SYSTEM....TO WORK!NEVADA CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TODEPAERTMENT OF LABOR- ASKINGFOR HELP SO DETR CAN PROCESSCLAIMS MORE SWIFTLY- BUT ALOCAL PUA CLAIMANT SAYS SHEWAITED FOR HER PUA PAYMENTSFOR SEVERAL WEEKS- AND STILLHASN'T GOTTEN ANY.SHE SAYS IT'S FRUSTRATING."PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING AND TOEVERYDAY GET LET DOWN BY PUAMORE AND MORE AND TO FIND A WAYNOT TO PAY US, IT'S NOT FAIR TONEVADANS.A LETTER FROM REPRESENTATIVEDINA TITUS AND SUSIE LEE--SAYS THE DEPARTMENT HAS WAVEREDON ITS GUIDELINES- MAKING ITDIFFICULT FOR AGENCIES LIKEDETR TO PAY IN A SWIFT ANDEFFICIENT MANNER."FIRST, THEY SAID THAT WAS OKAYAND WE STARTED ISSUING CHECKSAND THEN THEYSAID WE NEED ADDITIONALINFORMATION, SO THE STATEDOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO.TITUS SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT THESTATE BEING PUNISHED-FOR NOT FOLLOWING RULES THATAREN'T CLEAR."WE WANTED TO GET RIGHT AT THATTO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OURSTATE TO HAND OUT THOSEUNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS." JONESSAYS THE LETTER IS A STEPFORWARD- BUT FEELS GOVERNORSISOLAK NEEDS TO TAKE DIRECTACTION TO ADDRESS THE ISSUESWITH PUA.I'M JUST BEGGING GOVERNORSISOLAK TO LISTEN AND DO WHATHE NEEDS TO DO TO GET EVERYONEPAID, AND THEN MOVE FORWARDFROM THERE." LOOKLIVE OUT AJUDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ADECISION ON MONDAY UP IN RENOON A LAWSUIT ABOUT PUAPAYMENTS- AAND WHETHER DETRSHOULD PAY OUT IMMEDIATELY.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.CINDY JONES SPEAKS FOR A LOT OFPEOPLE.....WITH THAT LAST COMMENT.SHE WANTS THE GOVERNOR.....
Local members of congress are diving into Nevada’s unemployment mess. The state’s in charge of distributing the money, but..