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Senate votes, 60-40, to advance jobless benefits legislation
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Jul 20, 2010 04:19pm |
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Category | Proposed Legislation |
Author | Lori Montgomery |
Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
News Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 09:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | The Senate voted Tuesday to advance legislation that would restore emergency jobless benefits to millions of people who have been out of work for more than six months, finally overcoming Republican objections that the measure would add to the nation's bloated budget deficit.
On a vote of 60-40 that ended a months-long stalemate, the Senate agreed to move to a final vote on the $34 billion measure later Tuesday. The bill would then go back to the House, where leaders hope to approve it Wednesday and send it on to the White House for President Obama's signature. |
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