Unemployment benefits extension payments delayed in Michigan

	Last week Congress approved a federal unemployment benefits extension for all 50 states made retroactive to November 8th. Unfortunately for unemployed Michigan residents , the state will not send any . . . more

Flawed unemployment extension legislation means potential "fix-it" bill, additional support

	HR 3548, the unemployment extension bill that was signed into law by President Obama this past Friday, is meant to provide 14 weeks of federal extended unemployment benefits to all 50 states, with an . . . more

President Obama to sign unemployment benefits extension bill HR 3548 into law today

	President Obama is scheduled today to put his signature to HR 3548, the unemployment extension bill that's been struggling to make its way out of Congress for over a month. Thousands of unemployed . . . more

House passes unemployment extension bill by vote of 403-12

The House of Representatives just passed the unemployment extension bill HR 3548 by a vote of 403-12. Coming so quickly on the heels of yesterday's passage of the bill in the Senate, this is very . . . more

Senate passes unemployment extension by unanimous vote

	Earlier this evening the Senate voted unanimously to pass bill H.R. 3548, a federal extension of unemployment benefits. This vote comes at the end of a long, arduous process since the House of Representatives . . . more

Unemployment benefits extension vote inches toward finish line

	This afternoon the Senate clobbered the cloture vote to proceed on the unemployment benefits extension vote by a whopping 97-1. It's very likely that the bill will now finally, after innumerable procedural . . . more

Unemployment extension cloture vote to be held Wednesday afternoon

	With the GOP continuing to debate the unemployment extension bill, Senate Dems have moved to hold a cloture vote tomorrow afternoon to end this round of debate and proceed. If this vote passes, opposition . . . more

GOP refuses to speed up vote on unemployment extension

	Well there goes my cock-eyed optimism of yesterday. GOP senators will not acquiesce to an accelerated (relatively speaking) vote on pending federal unemployment benefits extension legislation HR 3548. . . . more

Sen. Debbie Stabenow pleads with GOP colleagues to pass unemployment extension [video]

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) gave an impassioned plea on the floor of the Senate this morning imploring her Republican colleagues to stop holding up the federal unemployment benefits extension bill. . . . more

Senate proposes extending homebuyer tax credit alongside unemployment extension

The good news is that you may be able to rely on a government subsidy to buy your next house. The bad news? You need a job to pay for it. Amidst the uproar over its lack of progress on passing legislation . . . more

GOP continues to stall vote on unemployment benefits extension bill

Senate Republicans continue to prevent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) from bringing House bill H.R. 3548 - which would give a federal extension to unemployment benefits - to the floor of . . . more

Kyl puts the kibosh on unemployment extension bill vote

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) can expect a lot of hate mail soon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) tried to accelerate the usual lengthy process in order to take a quick vote on proposed bill H.R. . . . more