Unemployment benefits

Congress sends unemployment, payroll tax cut extension to President Obama's desk

After a couple months of wrangling, Congress has sent a bill to President Obama that extends through the end of the year payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and a fix in reimbursement rates for doctors doing work on Medicare patients.

Congress sends unemployment, payroll tax cut extension to President Obama's desk

Payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits extension appears poised for passage by week's end

Payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits extension appears poised for passage by week's end

Republicans signal willingness to compromise on payroll tax cut extension

Republicans signal willingness to compromise on payroll tax cut extension

House GOP Agrees to Payroll Tax Cut Extension

House GOP Agrees to Payroll Tax Cut Extension
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GOP, White House Reach Deal on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits

GOP, White House Reach Deal on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits
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Congress weighs unemployment benefits

We speak with Janet Hook, for the Wall Street Journal, to learn how Capitol Hill came to this decision point, who it will affect, and what the next moves will be. We're also joined by Eric; his unemployment benefits just ran out this past weekend.

Congress weighs unemployment benefits
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This week's agenda: lame duck Congress returns, unemployment benefits expire

We speak with Charlie Herman, economics editor for The Takeaway and WNYC Radio, and Marcus Mabry, associate national editor for our partner The New York Times, to discuss the important decisions that need to be made.

This week's agenda: lame duck Congress returns, unemployment benefits expire
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A small time business owner competes with unemployment benefits

Anthony Fraccia hoped that offering a job in Michigan at his small business he'd get plenty of applicants. He's now wondering if extending unemployment benefits was actually bad for business.

A small time business owner competes with unemployment benefits
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Congress approves legislation to extend unemployment benefits

This week, Democrats in Congress broke a Republican filibuster and passed legislation to extend unemployment benefits. 2.5 million unemployed people will get payments retroactive to the time they stopped receiving benefits.

Congress approves legislation to extend unemployment benefits

Senate: Unemployment extension for all states

Currently, only states with jobless rates above 8.5 percent qualify for 13-week extension in benefits for the unemployed.

Senate: Unemployment extension for all states