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.

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.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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