(CNN) – More than a million Americans who rely on federal unemployment will see their benefits dry up on Saturday.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a short-term extension to a 2008 law that extended unemployment benefits to millions of jobless people, but in the absence of that, about 1.3 million people will lose benefits over the weekend.
In addition to the 1.3 million, another 850,000 will lose their state unemployment over the net three months.
Congress extended or expanded federal aid to the long-term unemployed 11 times since the bill was originally passed, but that lifeline wasn’t included in the latest budget deal. A two-year agreement was signed by President Barack Obama on Thursday.
The short-term extension will not be considered by the senate until Congress returns to work in January.
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That is wonderful news!!! Now the unemployment numbers will go down! The national unemployment numbers will drop showing what fine, efficient, and caring leaders we all have in this nation. See?! Hope and change! Bring on the third Reich! ………errrrrr I mean third term!
Isn’t this pathetic,
1st – They Pass Nafta and Gatt, (and tell How Great It Will BE)
2nd – Then they Close Our Factory’s (and Tell us How Great it will Be)
3rd – Then they Lay us Off ( and tell us How Great It Is)
4th – They Give Us Un-Employment – (and Still Tell Us How Great it Is!)
5th – They Take Your Un-Employment Away – And Give Themselves Raises
( and tell you how great it is)
6th – And If You Think of How Great it is Now – Just Wait till they Pass the
TPP Agreement –
As soon as this Weather Breaks – We’ve got to go and ICELAND all of these Jerks !!!
And DON”T LEAVE UNTIL THEY ALL QUIT _ AND WE PUT THEM IN JAIL
Extension bill will not be considered until congress returns “TO WORK”,actually,country better off if govt. just shuts down for most part,they are not actually working but stealing!