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This year, for the first time since the 1980s, when Congress last overhauled Social Security, the retirement program is projected to pay out more in b...
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Individuals out of work for more than six weeks could soon get additional government aid after the Senate passed legislation Wednesday.
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A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote...
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Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits t...
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Sen. Jim Bunning's decision to block a bill extending unemployment benefits was a smack in the face to struggling Americans across the country.
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New claims for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that layoffs may be easing as the economy slowly recovers.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey voters favor spending cuts over tax hikes and think benefits for state workers should be reduced in order to close the...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Highway money and jobless funds were set to flow again after the U.S. Senate ended a standoff on Tuesday that disrupted benefit...
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The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a $10 billion measure to extend benefits for unemployed workers and fund road projects after Sen. Jim Bunning ended h...