** Press Conference Call: TOMORROW, Friday, February 19th at 9:30 AM ET**
** Dial In: 1-800-895-0198 – Passcode: JOBS**
Twenty-Five Civil Rights Organizations and Economists to Issue Bold Proposal to Congress for Resolving Debilitating Jobs Crisis

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 19th at 9:30 AM ET, civil rights leaders and economists from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the AFL-CIO, the Center for Community Change, the Economic Policy Institute, the NAACP, and the National Council of La Raza will hold a press conference call to outline their proposal to Congress for legislation that provides immediate relief to people who are out of work and lays the foundation for a broad-based economic recovery that benefits all Americans.

The groups will discuss a number of recommendations to alleviate the current jobs and economic crises – recommendations that were detailed in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today. Top line recommendations include:

• The extension of Unemployment Insurance and COBRA benefits through the end of the year;
• Fast-tracked creation of jobs in the public sector that serve community-level needs;
• Fiscal relief to help stabilize State and local governments and preserve essential services and safety net programs;
• Immediate investment in the infrastructure of schools and public transit;
• Quick action to prevent foreclosures.

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