Senate Appears Set to Approve More Benefits for Jobless ; Obama Chides Gop for Stall
The Washington Times › July 20, 2010
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A political logjam over extending long-term jobless benefits appeared to be breaking Monday as senators reacted to signs that a recent loss of momentum in the economic recovery could snowball into a more serious economic reversal.
With the arrival of a new Democratic senator from West Virginia, the Senate on Tuesday is expected to have the 60 votes needed to approve a $34 billion extension of benefits without offsetting spending cuts, though congressional aides said they expect growing political opposition to deficit spending fueled by Republicans to stiffen Congress' resolve to pay for any future extensions.See the full content of this document
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Senate Appears Set to Approve More Benefits for Jobless ; Obama Chides Gop for Stall
Senate wrangling over whether to offset the benefits with spending cuts caused nearly 2.5 million unemployed people to lose benefits in recent weeks - a factor that economists say could have added to the malaise that throttled economic growth to a...
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