Unemployment Extension 2010 - Is Congress passing the short term extension?

Unemployment Extension 2010 - Is Congress passing the short term extension?

The unemployment extension 2010 is in the news again today and again, the headlines spell it all out for us:

Blockade Lifted - Senate will pass Unemployment Extension tonight (1)
"Votes ...started on the Senate floor just after 5 p.m. ... ten days after thousands of long unemployed Americans started exhausting unemployment benefits."

Senate Reaches Deal on Unemployment Extension (2)
"The bill extends the filing deadline for UI benefits through June 2 (retroactive to April 5), allowing those who have exhausted their 26 weeks of state benefits to access emergency federal help. It does not, however, create an additional tier of benefits for those who have exhausted everything they’re eligible for."

Congress passes unemployment extension (3)
"Congress passed a short-term unemployment benefits bill Thursday night "

Jobless extension benefits clears Senate hurdle (4)
"Senate approved an extension of unemployment benefits Thursday... ...
measure would extend jobless aid through June 2"


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References:
(1) Blockade Lifted - Senate will pass Unemployment Extension tonight, April 15, 2010,
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/04/blockade-lifted-senate-will-pass-unemployment-extension-tonight.html

(2) Senate Reaches Deal on Unemployment Extension, April 15, 2010,
http://washingtonindependent.com/82452/senate-reaches-deal-on-unemployment-extension

(3) Congress passes unemployment extension. April 15, 2010,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35879.html

(4) Jobless extension benefits clears Senate hurdle, April 15, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/04/15/20100415jobless-benefits-senate.html