Senate Reaches Deal on Jobless Benefits Extension

NBC NEWS: Senate negotiators have reached a bipartisan deal on a measure to extend expired long-term unemployment insurance benefits to more than two million Americans.

The deal between a group of ten senators would extend the jobless aid for five months and allow retroactive payments to beneficiaries going back to December 28 of last year…

The legislation would have to pass the Democratic-led Senate after overcoming a 60-vote threshold and then pass the GOP-controlled House before becoming law… (more)

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