House Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension

[spanone]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Thursday approved an extra three months of jobless benefits for all unemployed Americans, knowing the plan's chances are slight in the Senate and almost nonexistent at the White House.

After failing to get a veto-proof two-thirds margin Wednesday, Democrats said they pushed the legislation through to the Senate anyway, on a 274-137 vote, to help Americans survive a slumping economy.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Jobless-Benefits.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

[Mountainman]

1. The Dems need to pass all kinds of legislation that the people want , before the election,

and let the repukes block it or sign it. People will know who is on their side and who isn't.

[napi21]

2. YEP! If Shrub vetos it, he will only further harm his Party! n/t

[spanone]

i bet he will and i'm sure it will

[closeupready]

6. His father did during his term and I'm sure he will, too.

n/t

[RB TexLa]

3. And it will be to save government money, yet spend millions a day in Iraq

[yellowdogintexas]

4. yeah, I am in the statistical database now, since I filed for Unemloyment

Benefits in late May.

I hope I don't need the extra 13 weeks but I hope it is there for those that do need it NOW

[spanone]

5. sorry bout that, maybe this will pass, although i doubt it

[tsuki]

7. Since the unemployment rate is based on those that collect benefits,

what would an extension do to our "low" unemployment rate?

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

8. good