Unemployment insurance is set to end for the long - term unemployed . Mary Owens : Unemployment rate is so high , we can not leave the hardest - working behind . She says if measure of a nation is how it treats its unfortunate , we 're looking into abyss . Owens : Congress ' n't allow what 's left of unemployment insurance to expire .
Unemployment insurance is set to expire for the long-term unemployed . Christine Owens : Unemployment rate is so high , we can not leave the hardest-hit behind . She says if measure of a nation is how it treats its unfortunate , we 're looking into abyss . Owens : Congress ca n't allow what 's left of unemployment insurance to expire .