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Democrats want extension of unemployment benefits for 2 mill
by Cobra478 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:45 pm
Jobless benefits for 2.1 million people who have been out of work for more than six months will stop four days after Christmas
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Re: Democrats want extension of unemployment benefits for 2 mill
by Cobra478 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:13 pm
2.1 million people will not be added to the unemployment roll - they will just not exist like 10's of millions of people.
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Re: Democrats want extension of unemployment benefits for 2 mill
by Cobra478 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:31 pm
Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (KGO) -- Millions of unemployed Americans have another reason to worry about "fiscal cliff" budget talks that seek to avoid looming tax increases and dire spending cuts come January.
About 2.1 million people will stop receiving jobless benefits immediately if Congress doesn't reauthorize federal unemployment insurance programs by year's end. Another 1 million will lose benefits over the first three months of 2013.
White House officials have assured Democrats that President Barack Obama is committed to extending benefits for another year. Obama has proposed the $30 billion extension as part of ongoing negotiations over cutting federal deficits.
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WASHINGTON (KGO) -- Millions of unemployed Americans have another reason to worry about "fiscal cliff" budget talks that seek to avoid looming tax increases and dire spending cuts come January.
About 2.1 million people will stop receiving jobless benefits immediately if Congress doesn't reauthorize federal unemployment insurance programs by year's end. Another 1 million will lose benefits over the first three months of 2013.
White House officials have assured Democrats that President Barack Obama is committed to extending benefits for another year. Obama has proposed the $30 billion extension as part of ongoing negotiations over cutting federal deficits.
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