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Senate votes to restore lapsed jobless aid
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 15, 2010 06:12pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Friday, April 16, 2010 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Senate has passed a bill to restore unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for months.
Several hundred thousand jobless people have been unable to reapply for benefits since a Senate impasse caused the program to lapse last week. People who have missed unemployment checks will be able to receive them retroactively.
The jobless benefits measure had been hung up by conservative Republicans fighting to force Democrats to pay for its $18 billion cost rather than add to the budget deficit. |
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