Reid Introduces New Standalone Unemployment Extension Bill

Here we go again. Last night, Senators Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Majority Leader and head of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced a new bill, the expansion of unemployment. It's actually not strictly autonomous: It includes the extension, in which home buyers can close on the house and claim credit Homebuyer tax changes agreed in the House yesterday, and other provisions.

"People in Montana and across the country are trying to find a job in this tough economy, and with each passing day, these benefits had expired one day, Americans are concerned about how they will feed their families while they look for work," Baucus said in a press release. "I urge my colleagues to stand with us in support of American families and to restore the unemployment insurance benefits, which are often the only life many researchers in this tough economy."

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