Update: Extended Benefits Approved by House

So those 13 extra weeks of Unemployment Benefits proposed by Congressman Jim McDermott was approved by the House today. (Refer to my older post, "Extension of Unemployment Benefits"). The link to today's article is in the title.

"The bill passed easily, 331-83, although the two parties cast the measure in different lights. Democrats said the relief was still needed despite positive signs that their policies were reviving the economy. Republicans said the high jobless rate proved that the Obama administration's economic strategies weren't working."

The unemployment benefits apply to the 27 states - mentioned in the previous article here - (including California), Washington D.C., and also Puerto Rico.

A .pdf of the bill (H.R. 3548) can be found here.


[Edit: Since the bill has only been passed by the House, it still must go through the Senate, and eventually to the hands of the President before being enacted.]

-Armaan Vachani