Senate Dems press for extended jobless benefits

[tonysam]

Senate Democrats, emphasizing that 7,000 people a day are running out of unemployment insurance benefits, pushed Tuesday for action on legislation to extend those benefits for up to 20 weeks.

The Senate was to vote later in the day on whether to take up the measure that would provide up to 14 weeks in extra financial aid for everyone exhausting their benefits by the end of the year, and another six weeks for those living in the 27 states where the unemployment rate is at least 8.5 percent. Sixty votes were needed to advance the measure.

The House passed a less generous benefit extension more than a month ago, but Senate Republicans, at odds with Democrats over what amendments they can offer to the bill, have blocked Senate consideration.


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I'll believe it when I see it...

[The Straight Story]

1. Tell em it is for the banks, will pass by end of day

:evilgrin:

[tonysam]

3. If they'd have though of it, it would have passed months

ago.

[AllentownJake]

2. Better pass this

If you don't you are going to have a whole new host of problems.

[Orrex]

6. Indeed

There will be a massive wave of new (and repeat) foreclosures that will certainly nullify the minimal perceived gains seen in the past few months.

And that's just for starters.

[tonysam]

4. Kick n/t

[tonysam]

5. Kick again n/t