Roomin' House Blues

The last couple days, as you may know dear readers, I have been commented on Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr.'s efforts to get resumes emailed to Congress. He is trying to get resumes and the stories of the unemployed into the Congressional Record, and in the faces of other Congress people so that Congress will be forced to act on the unemployment problem.  Right now Congress is debating cutting all job training and cutting many programs that have created jobs, while doing nothing new to create jobs. One of the groups hard hit is Veterans, especially Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Congressman Jackson has set up a special email address for veterans  Alittle more on this can be found at:  http://woundedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/02/unemployed-veterans-congress-wants-your.html .  The email address for veterans is  resumesfromveterans@mail.house.gov .   For non-veterans continue to use:  resumesforamerica@mail.house.gov For informatio...

Yesterday I published a letter I sent to Congress with my resume.  As I reported Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr. has asked that all the unemployed send Congress there resume.  My friend Sally Metcalf has sent Congress her resume and given me permission to publish it on my blog. Tell everyone you know who is unemployed to to send Congress their resume and their story and then if they send me a copy of the cover email I will publish it if suitable, until I run out of time and room.  Not only those looking for work, but the "discouraged unemployed" who would start looking if they felt they stood a chance.  Also those working part time or temp who want full time work, and those forced into early retirement by unemployment.  Have them all send there resume.  The email address for Congressional resumes is:  resumesforamerica@mail.house.gov   However after you send it there you may want to send copies to other Congresspeopl...

This morning while watching C-Span I heard Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr make an announcement in the House of his desire for the unemployed and the "99er's" to send there resume and story as a cover to Congress. This apparently is not his first request, and I found a story at Huffington Post on this:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-thornton/rep-jesse-jackson-jr-rece_b_809589.html  . Jessie has gotten over 15,000 resumes already.  For those of you who want to send congress the story of your job search and your resume the address is  resumesforamerica@mail.house.gov I'm not going to post my resume here, but here is the letter: Dear Congress, I am 60 years old, too young to be retired, too old to be unemployed. In the current economy and at my age and health my chances of re-employment diminish.  I wasn't planning to retire early, but rather late, because of my small amount of savings.  Now, when I do get a job again, I will h...