Thousands of unemployed workers and their allies are expected to converge on the U.S. Capitol to push for an extension of jobless benefits and other jobs legislation this week, the LA Times reports.
The activists will begin Tuesday by knocking on doors of congressional offices, organizers said, adding that they are particularly targeting Republican lawmakers and GOP leaders who have shown resistance to President Obama’s jobs plans. Later in the week, they said, they plan to target the offices of K Street lobbyists.
Some plan to camp on the National Mall in a protest that resembles those occupying public spaces around the nation….
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