Benefits to end Saturday for long-term jobless - The Washington Post
Kathy Biscotti cut back to two meals a day after losing her job over
the summer. On Saturday, she must swallow an even more bitter pill: the
end of her federal unemployment benefits.
An estimated 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers like
Biscotti are expected to be affected when the program expires. The
extended benefits, staunchly opposed by Republicans, were left out of
the bipartisan federal budget agreement reached this month. Senate
Democrats have vowed to make the issue a top priority when they return
to Washington in January, but Biscotti says she can’t wait that long.
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