On Tuesday, the U.S. House rejected a bill focused on extending unemployment benefits. And for the third time in as many weeks, Republicans in the Senate on Wednesday successfully filibustered a bill to extend them. As a result, about 200,000 people a week around the country are likely to lose their jobless benefits. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.