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washingtonindependent.com - 22 days ago
House Passes Extended Unemployment Benefits « The Washington Independent
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Yesterday it was the Senate ; today the House passed legislation to extend jobless benefits at least 14 weeks nationwide. The count was 403-12. The “nays” comprised mostly conservative Republicans who oppose the tiny employer surtax that will fund the benefit extension. The bill will provide an ...
Senate Approves More Jobless Benefits
nytimes.com - 22 days ago
Senate Approves More Jobless Benefits
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to offer up to 20 more weeks of unemployment benefits... to those who have been out of work a long time, after weeks of delay in which hundreds of thousands of Americans exhausted their government aid. ... (more) Senate Approves More Jobless Benefits

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35,000 state residents may get jobless benefits extended…
GrassrootsPA.com - 14 days ago
35,000 state residents may get jobless benefits extended…
— GrassrootsPA.com — 35,000 state residents may get jobless benefits extended… (more) 35,000 state residents may get jobless benefits extended…
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Jobless set to get more unemployment benefits
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 22 days ago
Jobless set to get more unemployment benefits
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com ) - Unemployed Americans are set to get up to 20 additional weeks of... jobless benefits, while new homebuyers are poised to see the $8,000 tax credit extended into mid-next year. The House approved the measures by a 403-12 ... (more) Jobless set to get more unemployment benefits
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House Passes Extended Unemployment Benefits
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... The count was 403-12. The “nays” comprised mostly conservative Republicans who oppose the tiny employer surtax that will fund the benefit extension. The bill will provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment insurance in every state, with an extra six weeks going to folks in the 27 states where jobless rates have topped 8.5 percent. “This means that they will be able to survive,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said before the vote. “Not thrive, but survive.” Read more: http://washingtonindependent.com/66729/house-passes-ext... The president says he will sign the ...

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Suburban Guerrilla — For so many people: Yesterday it was the Senate; today the House passed legislation to extend jobless benefits at least 14 weeks nationwide. The count was 403-12. The “nays” comprised mostly conservative Republicans who oppose the tiny employer surtax that will fund the benefit extension. The bill will provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment insurance in every state, with an extra six weeks going to folks in the 27 states where jobless rates have topped 8.5 percent. “This means that they will be able to ...

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Obama to Sign Extension of Unemployment Benefits and Housing Tax Credit Friday — Calculated Risk
Apparently to reduce the sting from the [un]employment report ... From CNNMoney: Congress approves more benefits for jobless The closely watched legislation would extend jobless benefits in all states by 14 weeks. Those that live in states with unemployment greater than 8.5% would receive an ...
Senators Expand Home Buyer Tax Credit, Extend Unemployment Benefits — The Note
ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: Senators 98-0 voted tonight to extend unemployment benefits by 20 weeks in states hardest hit by the economic downturn and by 14 weeks everywhere else. They also extended an $8,000 first-time home buyers tax credit to homes placed under contract by the end of ...
Homebuyers' Tax Credit Set To Be Extended By Congress — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
WASHINGTON -- The Senate and House are poised to agree on a compromise measure to extend unemployment benefits that also would expand a popular $8,000 tax credit for homebuyers, despite a recent government report on extensive mistakes and suspected fraud in the program.
Congress Votes for Housing Tax Credit — Calculated Risk
From the NY Times: Congress Agrees to Keep Homebuyers’ Tax Credit The Senate and House are poised to agree on a compromise measure to extend unemployment benefits that also would expand a [un]popular $8,000 tax credit for homebuyers ... The bill also extends the net-operating-loss carryback ...