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Extension to unemployment benefits fails to pass House
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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WASHINGTON (CNN) Democrats will try again Thursday to pass a bill extending unemployment benefits after it fell three votes short of a needed two-thirds majority on Wednesday. (article 3)
The House Democratic leadership had brought bill to the floor under rules that required the two-thirds vote rather than a simple majority, in part, to see whether there would be enough votes to override a presidential veto. (article 3)
WASHINGTON - The House yesterday narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill. (article 2)
Job seekers in high unemployment states like Alaska, California, Michigan, and Rhode Island would have been able to get an extra 13 weeks on top of that. (article 2)
The final vote was 279 to 144, three votes shy of the number needed for passage and to overcome a presidential veto. (article 2)
WASHINGTON - John McCain is just one of dozens of Republicans abandoning President Bush to join Democrats who want to extend unemployment payments. (article 4)
The White House said extending unemployment benefits historically has been done only when the unemployment rate jumps considerably higher than the 5.5 percent reported for May. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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unemployment, benefits, bill, House, veto |
Source articles
- House rejects extension of jobless benefits, may vote again today (dallasnews.com, 06/11/2008, 239 words)
- Jobless benefits bill up for 2d try (boston.com, 06/12/2008, 235 words)
- Extension to unemployment benefits fails to pass House (CNN, 06/12/2008, 752 words)
- GOP lawmakers abandon Bush over jobless bill (boston.com, 06/11/2008, 446 words)
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