Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Joint Economic Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y) attended a news conference today and discussed the increasing unemployment rate and the economic recovery package. Senator Casey brought up figures from a new report regarding unemployment. Senator Casey described that almost 600,000 people lost their job over just one month and all States suffer from this crisis. Over three months almost 1.8 million people have lost their jobs and now is the time for action and to pass the economic recovery bill, Senator Casey said. "If their is any time for action, it is now. Not in two weeks from now, not two months from now, but now", Senator Casey stated. Maloney argued that the report shows something all Americans already know. We are living in bad times. The job-loss has escalated over just months and every sector are affected, Maloney said. To recover from this economic crisis, the stimulus bill has to be passed. Maloney also replied that to pass this bill successfully, the Senate need input from the House and also support from Republicans.