FREDON TOWNSHIP — Fredon Township man Jim Chukalas joined President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden Monday, as the president highlighted Chukalas' 20-month job search to assail Republicans who have blocked votes on extending unemployment benefits, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Chukalas lost his job in September 2008, the report said. The Senate will vote today on extending...
US President Barack Obama speaks about unemployment benefits and the economy alongside unemployed Americans, including Jim Chukalas of Fredon Township, New Jersey, in the Rose Garden of the White House. FREDON TOWNSHIP — Fredon Township man Jim Chukalas joined President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden Monday, as the president highlighted Chukalas' 20-month job search to assail Republicans who have blocked votes on extending unemployment benefits, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.
Chukalas lost his job in September 2008, the report said. The Senate will vote today on extending unemployment benefits.
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