Unemployment Benefits Expires Today
Federal unemployment insurance, which provides a lifeline for tens of millions of long-term unemployed employees, expires today (H.R.4213), and from here on out it’s likely to be more difficult than ever for that Democrats in Congress to pass an additional extension.
The Republicans have officially begun chipping away at the Democrats’ vast majority from the Senate. Republican Mark Kirk was sworn in Monday, taking over for Democrat Roland Burris since the junior Senator from Illinois and knocking the Democrats’ Senate majority down to 58. Kirk has made his opposition to the Democrats’ plans for extending unemployment benefits clear, stating on Fox lately that he would vote against any extension which is not offset by new revenue.
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[...] various weeks and be rolled together with unrelated tax problems. Federal unemployment benefits expire these days for millions of long-term unemployed [...]