DeGette expresses ‘extraordinary frustration’ as House leaders reject payroll tax deal

Republican Colorado congressional members joined their House colleagues today in blaming the Senate for failing to pass a long-term extension of unemployment benefits and a payroll tax break, but senior Denver Democrat Diana DeGette scoffed at that notion on Tuesday.
“Today I join the American people in their extraordinary frustration More…

Payroll tax bill includes funds for more immigration detention beds

Florida jobless rate drops amid gamesmanship over unemployment benefits

Approved GOP House bill extends payroll tax cuts, reduces unemployment compensation

House GOP bill links payroll tax cut to oil pipeline approval, cuts to unemployment benefits

Obama hints at push for unemployment extension

During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Andrea Merkel on Tuesday, President Obama suggested that he would like to explore with Congressional leaders the possibility of extending unemployment benefits again.

Some of the steps that we took during the lame duck session, the payroll tax, the extension of unemployment More…

Unemployment extension meeting to happen Thursday on Capitol Hill

The meeting that House GOP leaders said they would have with the two legislators who are pushing for the establishment of a Tier 5 for unemployment insurance that would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits for the long-term jobless will happen on Thursday.

MLive’s Jackie Headapohl reports:

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Bill introduced to extend unemployment for 99ers

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation to extend unemployment insurance another 14 weeks More…for Americans who have exhausted their 99 weeks of benefits, according to a report on MLive.com.
The bill has been referred to committee and is unlikely to pass the House if brought out of committee