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John Boehner dismisses unemployment extension, again

By Cox Media Group Web Staff
March 27, 2014

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) deals another blow to those who depend on unemployement compensation.

The Huffington Post is reporting that Boehner suggested Wednesday that the House would not consider to extend federal long-term unemployment insurance unless the Senate passes jobs bills offered by Republicans.

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Senators from both sides of the aisle announced a deal that would have extended benefits through May and would give retroactive payments to people who have missed payments since they expired in December.

Read more at HuffingtonPost.com.

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