Democrats Break Filibuster on Unemployment Extension Bill
The Senate has broken a filibuster by Republicans and conservative Democrats to move forward an extension on jobless benefits for those unemployed for over six months. The Senate will vote on the bill later today.
By a 60 to 40 margin, Democrats wrangled just enough votes to push ahead the bill that will restore unemployment checks to nearly 2.5 million people that have been without work for over six months. The long-term benefits ran out seven weeks ago, as Republicans filibustered
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