The economy is looking very glum, the ranks of the unemployed is growing and Nydia Velazquez, a Brooklyn Congresswoman, has proposed a bill that would allow people on
unemployment to collect food stamps while they search for work.

As reported on New York 1, Velazquez and other advocates think the government should help the  state’s 500,000 unemployed adults.

"Making sure that in this nation, the most powerful richest country
in the world, that we provide a safety net for those most vunerable,” Velazquez told NY 1.