winds from volatile global markets. so we still have a great deal of work to do to repair the economy and get the american people back to work. >> congress is leaving town for an independence day break, without extended unemployment benefits, leaving almost 2 million americans without a check. cnn's mary snow talks with one worker whose benefits are about to run out. >> reporter: 39-year-old leslie pink has been hitting the pavement since january, sending outs an estimated 800 resumes, but still no job. she has evened doumcumented he search on a blog site. her unemployment checks are running out in a few weeks, and she is hoping for an extension. >> i can get through summer, july, august and then i'm really going have to think about my next step, whether that's leaving my apartment, whether that's leaving new york, moving in with family, i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: pink's fears are shared by many. without congress approving extensions that allow some states to provide benefits for up to 99 weeks, an estimated